Print ArticleIn this short article we'll learn about some of the people we named our infrastructure after.
Lem Turner Blvd: Lemuel "Lem" Turner
Lem Turner Road served as the community's commercial heart and industries such as boat building were encouraged to located there. The road now known as Lem Turner Road was known as "Turner Ferry Road" at the turn of the century. Prior to the Civil War, there had been a bridge over the Trout River. It was burned by the Union Army, so Lemuel "Lem" Turner (1831-1912) started a ferry service.
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