Kingston Springs in Cheatham County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Patterson Forge

Photographed by Tisha E Coggin, December 26, 2019

1. Patterson Forge Marker

Inscription. 4.1 mi. northwest, at The Narrows, Montgomery Bell, pioneer industrialist, ironmaster, philanthropist and turfman, built a forge in 1818. Power was obtained by tunneling water through the hill at the top of the Narrows to a point below it where the river returns after making a 7-mile horseshoe bend.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3C 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 36° 7.405′ N, 87° 5.878′ W. Marker is in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, in Cheatham County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 70 and Cedar Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 70. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1279 Highway 70, Kingston Springs TN 37082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee,

in the Highland Rim,

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

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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 within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mound Bottom (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trail Head (approx. 1.6 miles away); Connection To Johnsonville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Narrows of the Harpeth (approx. 2.1 miles away); South Cheatham County Veterans Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); Memorial to Submariners (approx. 4.4 miles away); Fuller's Siding (approx. 4.6 miles away); Marine War Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston Springs.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2019, by Tisha Coggin Clay of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 26, 2019, by Tisha Coggin Clay of Nashville, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.