Red Boiling Springs in Macon County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bush's Planeing Mill

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

1. Bush's Planeing Mill Marker

Inscription. This planeing mill was owned by Oscar David Bush, brother Otto Bush and Raymond Smith. It had one boiler which created the steam power needed to operate the mill. Later it became a stave mill which were used to make whiskey barrels. Oscar Bush became the owner circa 1935. It closed circa 1942. It was stated that Oscar Bush pulled the fire out of the box when his son Kenneth went into the Army and it was never used again.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 36° 31.878′ N, 85° 50.955′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on East Main Street (Tennessee Route 151) just south of Zina Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 224 High St, Red Boiling Springs TN 37150, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Bush's Ax Handle Mill (here, next to this marker); J.B. Brusher Handle Factory (here, next to this marker); The Cumberland Trace (within shouting distance of this marker); The Big Barren Buffalo Road (within shouting distance of this marker); 'Little Red Well' (within shouting distance of this marker); Gaines Boarding House (within shouting distance of this marker); Armour's Hotel Bed and Breakfast (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joines Boarding House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Boiling Springs.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

2. Bush's Planeing Mill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.