Jonesborough in Washington County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Grounds

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 361 —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2019

1. Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Grounds Marker

Inscription. The Methodist church has conducted camp meetings here since 1820. Camp meetings are religious revivals at which participants eat and sleep on site. The first shed at Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Grounds was erected in 1842. A new shed, 74 feet by 45 feet, was built in 1900, using hand-hewn logs taken from the original structure. Those who traveled long distances to attend the gatherings here, usually held in later summer, spent two to three weeks in brush arbors during the early period and in cabins during later years.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1A-139.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 36° 20.897′ N, 82° 32.508′ W. Marker is in Jonesborough, Tennessee, in Washington County. It is on Gray Station Sulphur Springs Road (Tennessee Route 75) north of Bayless Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the east side of the highway, on the Sulphur Springs United Methodist Church grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1432 Gray Station Sulphur Springs Road, Jonesborough TN 37659, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sulphur Springs Campground (here, next to this marker); Keebler-Keefauver Home (approx. 3.8 miles away); Alfred Eugene Jackson (approx. 5.2 miles away); Fiddlin’ Charlie Bowman (approx. 5.2 miles away); May-Dishner House (approx. 5.3 miles away); First Abolition Publications (approx. 5.3 miles away); Captain Christopher Taylor Home (approx. 5.3 miles away); Christopher Taylor House (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesborough.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jonesboro: Oldest Town in Tennessee (was approx. 5 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Grounds

Also see . . . Brief History of Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Grounds. The Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Site and Shed has played a signiﬁcant role in the establishment and perpetuation of the United Methodist Church throughout this Southern Appalachian region of the United States. (Submitted on May 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Sulphur Springs Camp Marker (<i>wide view looking north along Gray Station Sulphur Springs Road</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2019

2. Sulphur Springs Camp Marker (wide view looking north along Gray Station Sulphur Springs Road)

Sulphur Springs Camp Marker (<i>wide view; related marker and meeting shed in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2019

3. Sulphur Springs Camp Marker (wide view; related marker and meeting shed in background)

Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Shed (<i>southeast corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2019

4. Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Shed (southeast corner view)

Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Shed (<i>interior</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2019

5. Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Shed (interior)

Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Shed (<i>seating</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 12, 2019

6. Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting Shed (seating)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 12, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.