Bean Station in Grainger County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mortar Hopper

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 3, 2025

1. Mortar Hopper Marker

Inscription. This device was erected in the 1940's to mix concrete and mortar to form bricks out of the clay. Concrete mixed in this hopper was used to build the water basin on the trail. Bricks were used in the foundations of many of the buildings still standing on our property today.

Erected by Kingswood Home for Children.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Tate Springs Resort series list.

Location. 36° 20.48′ N, 83° 20.865′ W. Marker is in Bean Station, Tennessee, in Grainger County. It can be reached from Route 11W, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on a hiking trail on the property of the Kingswood Home for Children. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bean Station TN 37708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Kingswood Tread Way (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Water Basin (about 600 feet away); Tate Springs Resort Hotel (about 800 feet away); Tomlinson Home (about 800 feet away); Rowdy Row (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tate Springs Country Club - 1926 (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Spring House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Donald J. Ross (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bean Station.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 3, 2025

2. Mortar Hopper Marker

Mortar Hopper image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 3, 2025

3. Mortar Hopper

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.