Smyra in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Enon Meeting House

Ca. 1810-1864

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 26, 2022

1. Enon Meeting House Marker

Inscription. John Nash Read, a Revolutionary War patriot, moved to Rutherford County from Virginia in 1806. In 1810, he purchased 600 acres on the West Fork of Stones River. From the wilderness, his enslaved persons felled trees, hewed logs and built a house of worship on the west side of the river. He named the meetinghonse, Enon. In 1822, Read deeded two acres of his land, known as Templeton Grove, to this congregation. Enon Meeting House of the Baptist faith was destroyed during the Civil War.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 232.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 35° 58.35′ N, 86° 28.591′ W. Marker is in Smyra, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is at the intersection of Florence Road and Enon Springs Road, on the right when traveling south on Florence Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post

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office area: Smyrna TN 37167, 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: Templeton Grove Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Sam Davis Home (approx. 1.6 miles away); Slave Cabins (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Sam Davis Home (approx. 1.8 miles away); Outbuildings (approx. 1.8 miles away); Wheeler's Raid around Rosecrans (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Jefferson (approx. 1.8 miles away); Sam Davis Gravesite (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 26, 2022

2. Enon Meeting House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.