This is a great article from the TimesDaily:
Fred Thompson a Shoals-born politician
By Tom Smith & Bernie Delinski
Of the TimesDaily
August 10, 2007
Fred Thompson a Shoals-born politician
By Tom Smith & Bernie Delinski
Of the TimesDaily
August 10, 2007
"Colbert Heights Mountain: First Home of United States President Fred Thompson."
Imagine coming across that sign as you travel Colbert Heights Mountain, in the middle of Colbert County.
There is a possibility such a sign could exist - that is, if Fred Thompson were to throw his hat in the ring and win the 2008 presidential race.
Certainly, that's putting the cart before the horse. Thompson still is testing the waters before deciding whether to run for the Oval Office on the Republican ticket.
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Thompson grew up in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., which is a few miles north of the Shoals, but the first two months of his life were spent at a house on top of the mountain.
The Shoals was a big part of his early years.
Thompson was born in Colbert County Hospital, now Helen Keller Hospital, in Sheffield in 1942.
He also attended Florence State College, which is now the University of North Alabama.
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By 2007-08-12 18:07:33
