In 1837 William Locke Weems discovered
the mineral springs around which a resort
flourished for over a century. Among the
historical events which occurred here was
the establishment of the Bar Association
of Tennessee on July 4, 1882. The . . . — — Map (db m155761) HM
(side 1)
Major Philip Van Horn Weems, CSA
Born Nov. 6. 1837, Philip Van Horn Weems owned this property known as Weems's Springs prior to the Civil War. In May 1861, he enlisted in the Hickman Guards, later Co. H, 11th Regt. TN, . . . — — Map (db m155770) HM
