▁east ▁from ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁of ▁Bent on ▁on ▁Bent on ▁Station ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁of ▁Bent on ▁which ▁is ▁different ▁than ▁Bent on ▁Station ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Thomas ▁Hart ▁Bent on , ▁a ▁Missouri ▁politician . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Events ▁ ▁Bent on ▁Station ▁received ▁attention ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁for ▁two ▁notable ▁events . ▁In ▁January , ▁a ▁historic ▁bridge ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁renamed ▁“ B ear ▁Law son ▁Bridge ” ▁by ▁the ▁Pol k ▁County ▁Commission ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁William ▁“ B ear ” ▁H inton ▁Law son . ▁At ▁a ▁ceremony ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ren aming , ▁Pol k ▁County ▁Executive ▁Ho yt ▁Fir estone ▁cred ited ▁Law son ▁for ▁don ating ▁land ▁that ▁allowed ▁a ▁rail road ▁to ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Historic ▁Commission ▁designated ▁Bent on ▁Station ▁as ▁a ▁Historic ▁Land mark . ▁Bl u egr ass ▁music ian ▁Phil ▁Le a ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁event ▁and ▁announced ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁the ▁Bent on ▁Station ▁community . ▁ ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Dec ie ▁C ald onia ▁Rose , ▁wife ▁of ▁Robert ▁Hen ley ▁Rose , ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁an ▁autom obile ▁on ▁Bent on / C leveland ▁pi ke ▁while ▁going ▁for ▁the ▁mail . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Bent on ▁Station ▁Bapt ist ▁Church . ▁▁ ▁She