Fiddlers Grove Historic Village in Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Forbes Cabin
Photographed by Karen Emerson-McPeak, September 23, 2017
1. Forbes Cabin Marker
Inscription.
Forbes Cabin. . The community of Shop Springs was established in the early 1800's, having a group of stores, blacksmith shops, school, churches, physician, and a cooper shop. This cabin was built during this era of development, on a hill overlooking the businesses. The cabin was part of a typical homestead consisting of the cabin, smokehouse, detached kitchen, barns, well house and pens. When dismantling the cabin, parts of the original split shake roof were still intact, pegged to the roof rafters. The original construction revealed that pegs were used in the window and door casings. However, the floors were installed with hand wrought nails., The furnishings were donated by or on permanent loan by friends of Fiddlers Grove. , The cabin and original chimneys were donated by Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Forbes and family in 1992.
The community of Shop Springs was established in the early 1800's, having a group of stores, blacksmith shops, school, churches, physician, and a cooper shop. This cabin was built during this era of development, on a hill overlooking the businesses. The cabin was part of a typical homestead consisting of the cabin, smokehouse, detached kitchen, barns, well house and pens. When dismantling the cabin, parts of the original split shake roof were still intact, pegged to the roof rafters. The original construction revealed that pegs were used in the window and door casings. However, the floors were installed with hand wrought nails.
The furnishings were donated by or on permanent loan by friends of Fiddlers Grove.
The cabin and original chimneys were donated by Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Forbes and family in 1992.
Location. 36° 11.84′ N, 86° 16.257′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is in Fiddlers Grove Historic Village. It can be reached from Fiddlers Grove Court. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: East Baddour Parkway, Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 8, 2024
2. Forbes Cabin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 5, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 13, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Separate HMdb page for the "Detached Kitchen" marker, near this marker. • Can you help?
