Westmoreland in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Epperson Springs

Named for Ananias Epperson

— A mineral springs summer resort —

Site of Epperson Springs Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

1. Site of Epperson Springs Marker

Inscription. Hotel built ca 1852. Burned 26 April 1926. First proprietor James M. Davis.

Erected by Macon County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1926.

Location. 36° 34.401′ N, 86° 11.986′ W. Marker is in Westmoreland, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on Epperson Springs Road 0.2 miles west of Tooley Branch Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9695 Epperson Springs Rd, Westmoreland TN 37186, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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

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within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Civil War Confederate Training Camp Jim Davis (here, next to this marker); Camp Jim Davis Epperson Springs (approx. 2.1 miles away); William Owen Bradley (approx. 2½ miles away); In honor of those who served (approx. 2.7 miles away); H. G. Kirby (approx. 2.8 miles away); A Family Tragedy (approx. 8.3 miles away); The Home of William Dunn (approx. 8.3 miles away); Jonathan Browning (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westmoreland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Epperson Springs (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

2. Site of Epperson Springs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2021, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 791 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2021, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.