- Shelbyville
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/shel"bee vil'/, n.1. a city in central Indiana. 14,989.2. a city in central Tennessee. 13,530.
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city, seat (1822) of Shelby county, central Indiana, U.S. It lies along the forks of the Big Blue and Little Blue rivers, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Indianapolis. Laid out in 1822 as the county seat, it was named for Isaac Shelby, American Revolutionary War hero and the first governor of Kentucky. The state's first railroad, completed in 1834 in Shelbyville, was a horse-drawn conveyance on wooden tracks put into operation by Judge William J. Peasley. The city is an agricultural trade centre in the heart of the state's corn (maize) belt and has some light manufactures, notably plastics, insulation, automobile parts, and metal products. Thomas A. Hendricks, vice president under Grover Cleveland and an Indiana and U.S. legislator, grew up in Shelbyville; a cabin reconstructed (1962) from the logs of his childhood home is on the outskirts of the city. Inc. 1850. Pop. (2000) 17,951; (2005 est.) 18,063.city, seat (1809) of Bedford county, south-central Tennessee, U.S. It lies along the Duck River, some 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Nashville. Laid out as the county seat in 1809, it was named for Colonel Isaac Shelby, the American Revolutionary War leader of a force of riflemen against the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain, Battle of) (1780). It developed as a trading centre for the agricultural produce of the Duck River valley.Shelbyville, which lies in a bluegrass region, is a horse breeding and training centre, holds the annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in August, and is the home of the Tennessee Walking Horse Museum. Agriculture, including livestock, poultry, corn (maize), tobacco, and soybeans, is a major part of the economy. The city's manufactures include writing utensils, automotive parts, and plastics; poultry processing and printing are also important. Henry Horton State Park is northwest of the city. Inc. 1819. Pop. (1990) 14,049; (2000) 16,105.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
