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

Edmondson - Little Spring House

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 8, 2021

1. Edmondson - Little Spring House Marker

Inscription. One of the essentials for locating a house in pioneer times was for it to be near a source of water. This stone springhouse covered a free flowing spring that furnished water for the Edmondson family who lived here for over 100 years. John Edmondson settled here ca 1810 and built a two story log house. His son Henry C. Edmondson later lived here. There was extensive foraging here during the Civil War. The morning after the Battle of Franklin, Mrs. Edmondson rode horseback to Franklin to care for the wounded on the battlefield. The property was bought in 1928 by J. W. Little, who had a dairy here which used water from this spring. The property was bought in 2004 by John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc. In the development of the property they restored this ancient springhouse.

Erected by Brentwood Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 36° 0.199′ N, 86° 44.2′ W. Marker is in Brentwood, Tennessee, in Williamson County.

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It is at the intersection of Shadow Creek Drive and Sunset Circle, on the right when traveling east on Shadow Creek Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 382 Shadow Creek Dr, Brentwood TN 37027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hunt-Little Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Elmbrooke Barn (approx. 1.1 miles away); Green Hill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Green Hill & Cannon Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mount Pisgah Community (approx. 1.4 miles away); Green Hill Shrine (approx. 1.4 miles away); Cottonport (approx. 1½ miles away); Sneed Acres (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Edmondson - Little Spring House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 8, 2021

2. Edmondson - Little Spring House and Marker

of all markers in Brentwood.

Edmondson - Little Spring House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 8, 2021

3. Edmondson - Little Spring House

Edmondson - Little Spring House Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 8, 2021

4. Edmondson - Little Spring House Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,706 times since then and 143 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.