Oliver Springs in Roane County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Ticket Booth

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 7, 2020

1. Ticket Booth Marker

Inscription. Ticket Booth from Oliver Springs Hotel which burned in 1905. Built by Herman Ahler.

Erected by Oliver Springs Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 36° 2.7′ N, 84° 20.696′ W. Marker is in Oliver Springs, Tennessee, in Roane County. It is on Winter Gap Road just south of Walker Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 610 Walker Ave, Oliver Springs TN 37840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Southern Railroad X574 (a few steps from this marker); O.S. Engine #2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Guerillas and Foragers (within shouting distance of this marker); L&N Cowcreel Branch (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rose Terrace House (approx. ¼ mile away); Oak Ridge Schools (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Robertsville Community (approx. 4½ miles away); Oak Ridge Turnpike Checking Station (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oliver Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oak Ridge (was approx. 4½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 7, 2020

2. Ticket Booth Marker

Ticket Booth image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 7, 2020

3. Ticket Booth

Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 545 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.