Kingston Springs in Cheatham County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Trail Head

Site CH155

— Kingston Springs City Park —

Trail Head Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 4, 2022

1. Trail Head Marker

Inscription. Prior to the Civil War, a rail line ran from Nashville to Kingston Springs. After the federal seizure of Nashville in 1862, work began to extend the line westward from Kingston Springs to Johnsonville, providing another supply line for the federal armies. The 12th & 13th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry regiments guarded the trestles, bridges and blockhouses along the railroad they had constructed. Such structures were prime targets of the Confederate raiders and guerrilla parties. Block houses and field fortifications were constructed at vulnerable trestles and bridges for protection.

At this site the original stone piers of the bridge are still present although the course of the railroad has shifted to the south. A stockade existed on a ridge just beyond the bridge and soldiers are buried in a cemetery nearby.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 36° 6.064′ N, 87° 6.393′ W. Marker is in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, in Cheatham County. Marker is on Kingston Springs, 0.1 miles west of Park Street (County Road 1931), on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the Burns Park canoe/kayak

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launch on the east side of the Harpeth River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingston Springs TN 37082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Connection To Johnsonville (approx. half a mile away); Patterson Forge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mound Bottom (approx. 2½ miles away); South Cheatham County Veterans Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); Marine War Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Newsom’s Mill State Historic Area (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Civil War in White Bluffs (approx. 6.6 miles away); Newsom's Mill (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston Springs.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 4, 2022

2. Trail Head Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.