1/4 mile southeast. In 1837 several log structures were built and later joined together. Later buildings of handmade brick were added. Enlargement to present form was made by Col. John Armfield in 1857. In antebellum days the courtyard was the scene . . . — — Map (db m25917) HM
It all began with a Chalybeate Spring
Beersheba Springs was the first European settlement on the Cumberland Plateau. A chalybeate [mineral] spring was discovered along the ancient Chickamauga Trace in 1833 by Beersheba Cain (pronounced . . . — — Map (db m297678) HM
Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest's brigade passed here enroute to its junction with additional units, to be followed by a further advance on the Federal garrison and stores at Murfreesboro. Leaving Chattanooga on July 9, the brigade here consisted of the . . . — — Map (db m283118) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m290183) HM
All Gave Some, Some Gave All
Raymond C. Eubanks, Jr.
Sergeant U.S. Army Vietnam PH
March 6, 1947 - December 23, 1967
Hershal L. Tate
Sergeant First Class Korean War
January 3, 1922 - January 12, 1951
Frank W. Smith . . . — — Map (db m297683) WM
Beersheba Springs quickly gained recognition as a summer resort town after Beersheba Port Cain of McMinnville discovered a mineral spring here in 1833. Soon after, a tavern and some cabins were added, and the area became popular with travelers . . . — — Map (db m297680) HM
