The City of McKenzie has a wealth of activities and attractions to offer. Here are a few:
Bethel University
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Carroll County Airport
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Carroll Lake Country Club
Carroll Lake Country Club is a “members only” club which offers a variety of delicious meals as well as a lounge area. The club also schedules events and activities regularly. Carroll Lake Country Club is open to all companies and organizations to book parties. Click here to view a map.
Carroll Lake Golf Club, Inc.
Located near scenic Carroll Lake is Carroll Lake Golf Course. This is an 18 hole course with a pro-shop on site. Clubs are available and lessons are offered during scheduled times.
1305 Carroll Lake Rd, Mc Kenzie, Tennessee 38201-8767 • Phone 731-352-2998
Architect Name - Roy Albert Anderson • Greens Grass Type - Bermuda Grass • Regulation Length Holes - 18
Camp Tyson Historical Marker
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Other Nearby Historical Markers
Tennessee (Carroll County), McKenzie — 4A 16 — Clear Lake
About 3 miles SE, the lake was discovered in 1785 by Henry Rutherford, who surveyed the majority of west Tennessee. It was orginally named Boyd’s Lake, for the Rev. Adam Boyd, chaplin of the North Carolina Regiment in the Revolution, who later held extensive grants in this area. — Map (db m52182)
Tennessee (Carroll County), McKenzie — 4A 11 — Forrest’s Raid — Dec. 24, 1862
Moving to McKenzie, Forrest’s Brigade captured the 100 – man garrison. Here they spent Christmas Eve, while working parties completed destruction of 4 miles of trestles and bridge between the forks of the Obion River. Other parties completed destruction of the railroad running to Dresden. — Map (db m52174)
Tennessee (Carroll County), McKenzie — 4A 46 — James Monroe McKenzie — 1818 – 1873
James Monroe McKenzie, entrepreneur and philanthropist, was born in February 12, 1818. In 1860 he donated land for the depot and freight office where the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad crossed the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, resulting in the town being named McKenzie. He gave land for Bethal College in 1872 and for the Masonic Lodge. McKenzie died on October 9, 1873. — Map (db m52183)
Tennessee (Carroll County), McKenzie — 4A 43 — Webb School
Originally founded in 1923 as the black “County Training School” at Smyrna, Tennessee. It was moved to McKenzie in 1927, and named “Webb High School” in honor of John L. Webb. With over 1900 alumni, this school, under the leadership of J. L. Seets and T. A. Warford has had a national impact in developing black leadership. In 1965, Webb High School, the only Negro school in Carroll County, merged with McKenzie High School. “We entered to learn and left prepared to serve.” — Map (db m52177)
Religious / Places of Worship
Bethel University provides an excellent listing of local places of worship: View Places of Worship
