Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Tennessee/Spring Water Brewery
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 4, 2021
1. Tennessee/Spring Water Brewery Marker
In 1858 P. & N. Harsh built a small brewery near Franklin College on Stones River Pike. E.D. Crossman & M.J. Drucker took over in 1860, renaming it the Tennessee Brewery. After fire destroyed it in 1860 and again in 1864, Drucker rebuilt it as the Spring Water Brewery and leased to L. Mankel and M. Frank in 1866. F. Laitenberger (of Germantown's City Brewery) assumed the lease briefly until the brewery closed in 1872 due to competition from the Nashville Brewing Company.
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1860-61 Nashville City Directory advertisement for the Tennessee Brewery. The distribution office was located on S. Market St. (now 2nd Ave. 2)
Erected 2021 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County/Donated by Mertie Family. (Marker Number 230.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 36° 7.429′ N, 86° 41.381′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker is at the intersection of Air Freight Boulevard and Vultee Boulevard
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tolbert Fanning (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tennessee Hospital for the Insane (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ezell House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Brewery at Mill Creek (approx. 1.9 miles away); Buchanan's Station (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Buchanan’s Station (approx. 2 miles away); Mud Tavern (approx. 2 miles away); Buchanan Station Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Also see . . . Brewed in Dixie.
Brewed in Dixie is devoted to Nashville's brewing history by sponsoring beer and brewery related historical markers, beer style and brewery historical lectures, and actively participating in various breweriana collectible organizations.(Submitted on July 11, 2022, by Scott Mertie of Nashville, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 4, 2021
2. Tennessee/Spring Water Brewery Marker
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 4, 2021
3. Tennessee/Spring Water Brewery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 288 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2022, by Scott Mertie of Nashville, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
