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

Sampson's Light Housekeeping

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

1. Sampson's Light Housekeeping Marker

Inscription. Owned by Van and Elnorah (Ballenger) Sampson, during the boarding season which was early spring to late fall, this dwelling was used as a light housekeeping facility where you made your own bed and cooked your own meals over a kerosene cook stove. In winter months it became the Sampson's private residence. It had two apartments and featured a geode rock enclosure for the porch. It was destroyed in the Flood of 1969.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. 36° 31.816′ N, 85° 50.706′ W. Marker is in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, in Macon County. It is on East Main Street (Tennessee Route 151) just east of Valley View Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 419 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 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: Red Boiling Springs (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Red Boiling Springs (a few steps from this marker); Nixon Boarding House and the Whitley Boarding House (within shouting distance of this marker); Leslie Bath House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hudson's General Store (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Reeves Grocery Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chitwoods Grocery Store (about 300 feet away); Page Bath House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Boiling Springs.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, August 21, 2021

2. Sampson's Light Housekeeping Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.