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Castalian Springs in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Cragfont

 
 
Cragfont Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 23, 2013
1. Cragfont Marker
Inscription. 0.7 mile north, the home of James Winchester, built by artisans from his home state of Maryland and completed in 1802. He was a War of 1812 brigadier general, and in association with General Andrew Jackson and Judge John Overton was one of Memphis' founders. He is buried in the family plot behind the house.
 
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 7.)
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWar of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.
 
Location. 36° 23.85′ N, 86° 20.5′ W. Marker is in Castalian Springs, Tennessee, in Sumner County. Memorial is on Hartsville Pike west of Harsh Lane, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Castalian Springs TN 37031, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. James B. Jameson House (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Cragfont (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Cragfont (approx. half a mile away); Abraham “Abram” Bledsoe (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bill "Hoss" Allen
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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Bledsoe's Fort Historical Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Frontiersman Settles in the Wilderness (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fighting for a Way of Life (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castalian Springs.
 
Also see . . .  Cragfont, Highway 25, Gallatin, Sumner County, TN. The Historic American Buildings Survey record for the Cragfont property. Includes 8 pages of notes on the property that were compiled in 1936. (Submitted on September 7, 2013.) 
 
Cragfont Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 23, 2013
2. Cragfont Marker
Cragfont Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, July 23, 2013
3. Cragfont Marker
Cragfont (1936) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By W. Jeter Eason, August 21, 1936
4. Cragfont (1936)
Image courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Cragfont (1971) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jack Boucher, circa November 1971
5. Cragfont (1971)
Image courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   4, 5. submitted on September 7, 2013. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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