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

General William Hall

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

1. General William Hall Marker

Inscription. Revolutionary War veteran Major William Hall settled in this area in 1785 and built a station, 1 1/4 miles northeast. He and two sons were massacred a few years later. Born in North Carolina in 1775, General William Hall, his son, served in the Indian Wars of 1787-95, the War of 1812, and as governor, state legislator, and U.S. Congressman. He died in 1856 and is buried with his father near Hall's Station.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 36.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 36° 23.783′ N, 86° 18.667′ W. Memorial is in Castalian Springs, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is on Hartsville Pike east of Governor Hall Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Castalian Springs TN 37031, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and

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specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Thomas Sharpe Spencer Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Wynnewood (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Brimage Bate (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bledsoe's Lick (approx. 0.3 miles away); Morgan and Johnson (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Pioneer Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Bledsoe's Lick (approx. half a mile away); Bledsoe Monument (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castalian Springs.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 23, 2013

2. General William Hall Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020

3. General William Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,021 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on May 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.