Lattimore was settled in the mid-1880s and was named for Audley Martin Lattimore who was sorting the mail for the small community at his house. The town’s name was changed to “Delight” about 1887, but changed back to Lattimore by spring of 1888. The town was not incorporated until 1899. He was also the town’s first Seaboard Railroad agent.
Around the turn of the century, eight passenger trains passed through Lattimore. The town began bustling with various businesses and even had a hotel. Some of the early business owners were John W. Bell, W. T. Calton, George DePriest, R. P. Early, W. T. D. Green, C. J. Hamrick, I. M. McGinnis, Oliver Price, and George Stockton. Read more. . .
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