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

Donald J. Ross

1872 ~ 1948

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 3, 2025

1. Donald J. Ross Marker

Inscription. This premises is all that remains of number 10, par three, two tiered green designed by Donald Ross at Tate Springs. Many consider Ross the greatest Architect of golf courses to have ever lived.

[Caption]: Ladies & gentlemen on old 9 hole course green made of sand. Hotel in background.

Erected by Kingswood Home for Children.

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

Location. 36° 20.423′ N, 83° 20.606′ W. Marker is in Bean Station, Tennessee, in Grainger County. It can be reached from Route 11W north of Wachtel Road, on the right when traveling west. 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: Tate Springs Country Club - 1926 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tomlinson Home (about 600 feet away); Rowdy Row (about 600 feet away); Spring House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Water Basin (approx. ¼ mile away); Tate Springs Resort Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); Bathhouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Mortar Hopper (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bean Station.

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About Donald Ross. (Submitted on May 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 3, 2025

2. Donald J. Ross Marker

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 128 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.