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

Red Boiling Springs Hotel

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

1. Red Boiling Springs Hotel Marker

Inscription. This two story wooden hotel was built by Ellis Witcher in 1926. It was also the Lincoln, Baker, and Owen Hotel. When the hotel business waned, the owner Dr. Royal A. Leslie turned it into a chicken house, keeping the chicks from newly hatched until full grown. This was in the late 1940's. It later operated again as a hotel and was torn down in the mid to late 1970's.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 36° 31.751′ N, 85° 50.572′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on East Main Street (Tennessee Route 151) just west of Hesson Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 455 E Main 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 World,

and the

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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: Donoho Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Donoho Bowling Alley (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Page Bath House (about 400 feet away); Nixon Boarding House and the Whitley Boarding House (about 700 feet away); Red Boiling Springs (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Red Boiling Springs (about 800 feet away); Sampson's Light Housekeeping (about 800 feet away); The Thomas House Bed and Breakfast (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Boiling Springs.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

2. Red Boiling Springs Hotel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.