Beersheba Springs in Grundy County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mary Noailles Murfree

1850-1922

Photographed by Tom Gillard, December 27, 2009

1. Mary Noailles Murfree Marker

Inscription. Described as "Tennessee's foremost woman writer of fiction." she used the pen name Charles Egbert Craddock for over thirty years. The Tennessee mountains and the Civil War were used as the settings for her novels and short stories, and she gathered material during summers spent here in her youth and early adult years. Her first major work was published in 1878, and she continued to write until 1914.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2E 42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 35° 27.905′ N, 85° 39.38′ W. Marker is in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee, in Grundy County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 56 and Dahlgron Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Tennessee Route 56. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 Dahlgren Ave, Beersheba Springs TN 37305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Tennessee’s

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Cumberland Plateau

and in the Highland Rim.

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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beersheba Inn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Beersheba Springs (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Beersheba Springs Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Greeter Homeplace (approx. 2.9 miles away); Long’s Mill and the Chickamauga Trace (approx. 3.1 miles away); L.V. Woodlee House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Grundy County Confederate Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beersheba Springs.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Forrest's Murfreesboro Raid (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line

Mary Noailles Murfree Marker overview image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Gillard, December 27, 2009

2. Mary Noailles Murfree Marker overview

but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. "Charles Egbert Craddock"

Charles Egbert Craddock<br>Mary Noailles Murfree image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. Charles Egbert Craddock
Mary Noailles Murfree

From American Authors by Mildred Lewis Rutherford, 1894.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,850 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2025, by Andrew A Bowen of Beersheba Springs, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2009, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. 3. submitted on January 15, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.