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Richard "Dick" Poynor was one of Tennessee's most outstanding wood craftsmen. Listed in the 1860 census as a free mulatto, he was literate, a man of property, and a member of the Leipers Fork Primitive Baptist Church, a white congregation. His horse-powered lathe turned maple and hickory to create chairs and other items prized for their beauty and durability.
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