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The island was first settled by James Robertson, after whom it was named.[3] It later belonged to Leonard Cheatham, who named his plantation Westover.[3] He later sold it to Mark R. Cockrill.[3]
The plantation great house was demolished in 1936.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abcGonzalez, Tony (February 13, 2015). "Future charted for Hill's Island, a gem in the Cumberland". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^"Images of Robertson Island and Tennessee State Penitentiary and Cumberland River from 1930 (Approx)". McCraken County Public Library. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^ abcdLosson, Christopher (1989). Tennessee's Forgotten Warriors: Frank Cheatham and His Confederate Division. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. p. 293. ISBN9780870496158. OCLC 19742044. Retrieved February 12, 2016. Mark R. Cockrill.
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