Brentwood in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Boiling Spring Site

By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 7, 2019

1. The Boiling Spring Site

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Once five significant mounds marked the site of an ancient Indian village here. The mounds were between Little Harpeth River and a branch of the Boiling Spring. When the four burial mounds were excavated in 1895 and again in 1920 artifacts were found dating back to the Mississippian period of indian culture in Tennessee. Relics from the second excavation were placed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The ceremonial mound by Boiling Spring Academy was left undisturbed.

Erected 1977 by The Brentwood Rotary Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans.

Location. 35° 57.998′ N, 86° 46.657′ W. Marker is in Brentwood, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is on Moores Lane (Route 441) 0.1 miles north of Montclair Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8400 Moores Ln, Brentwood TN 37027, 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. Boiling Spring Academy (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Forge Seat (approx. ¾ mile away); Andrew Crockett 1745-1821 (approx. ¾ mile away); Cool Springs House (approx. one mile away); Knox-Crockett House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Alexander Smith House Twenty-Four Trees (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cistern and Root Cellar (approx. 1.4 miles away); Spring House (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 70 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on January 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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