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In the early days, Fowler's Ferry stood here at the head of steamboat navigation on the Hatchie River. A town named Hatchie was established in 1819. In 1824, because of repeated floods, the town was moved about 2 miles south and named Bolivar in honor of the South American liberator.
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Bolivar, Tennessee · United States
