Mosheim in Greene County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Blue Springs Lutheran Congregation

Organized Prior to 1811.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 10, 2016

1. Blue Springs Lutheran Congregation Marker

Inscription. Near here stood it's three buildings. The first was constructed of logs. The second, a brick structure, build before the Civil War, and used by General Ambrose E. Burnside for a hospital following the Battle of Blue Springs in 1863. Last, a frame building, erected by the Rev. F.M. Harr in 1893, and still standing in 1971.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 36° 11.402′ N, 82° 57.499′ W. Marker is in Mosheim, Tennessee, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Oak Hill Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mosheim TN 37818, 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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blue Springs Church and Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Blue Springs (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Blue Springs (approx. 1½ miles away); Pottertown Bridge Burners (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bridge Burners Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); Execution of the "Bridge-Burners" (approx. 3.4 miles away); Carter's Station

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(approx. 4½ miles away); George Clem School (approx. 6.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mosheim.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battles of Blue Springs (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 10, 2016

2. Blue Springs Lutheran Congregation Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 10, 2016

3. Blue Springs Lutheran Congregation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 775 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.