Castalian Springs in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bledsoe's Lick

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

1. Bledsoe's Lick Marker

Inscription. The spring to the north was a rendezvous for salt-seeking game in the pre-pioneer days. First settlers came in 1779. In 1787, Isaac and Anthony Bledsoe and their families settled here. The two brothers were killed by Indians and are buried in the family plot 500 yards northwest. Bledsoe Female Academy also near here.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.

Location. 36° 23.813′ N, 86° 19.039′ W. Marker is in Castalian Springs, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is on Tennessee 25 east of Hartsville Pike, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2981 TN-25, Castalian Springs TN 37031, 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

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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: William Brimage Bate (within shouting distance of this marker); A Typical Settler's Cabin (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Unsettled and Dangerous Years (about 700 feet away); Nathaniel Parker, Hunter and Explorer (about 700 feet away); The Nathaniel Parker Log Cabin (about 700 feet away); Capt. Horace Lawson Hunley (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Bledsoe's Lick (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castalian Springs.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

2. Bledsoe's Lick Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,135 times since then and 112 times this year. Last updated on December 21, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.