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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRG2_gibbs-crossroads_Red-Boiling-Springs-TN.html
Places once prominent in Tennessee's antebellum transportation routes are sometimes almost forgotten places today. This road intersection was of significant strategic value in fighting the war in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland region. During the Civ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQHU_the-cumberland-trace_Red-Boiling-Springs-TN.html
Named by early pioneers traversing thru the region, this designated Indian trail led these settlers into this area during Western migration. This mainly Cherokee trail, (although used some by the Shawnee), originated at Rockwood in Roane County, T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQHR_macon-county-in-the-civil-war_Lafayette-TN.html
During the Civil War, about 500 Macon County men served on each side. The Highland Rim ridge, as well as family loyalties, generally separated Confederates from Unionists. Gibbs Crossroads, where Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg once had a headqu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQGP_red-boiling-springs_Red-Boiling-Springs-TN.html
Red Boiling Springs has long been a landmark in Macon County. It was a central crossroads for both Federal and Confederate forces during the Civil War. The war came home for local residents on September 24, 1861, when Capts. Ridley R. West and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQGL_site-of-civil-war-hospital_Red-Boiling-Springs-TN.html
This area was on a route used by Federal and Confederate troops as they made maneuvers between the Northern and Southern states. As they traveled thru, their sick and wounded were often left here for treatment. Dr. James Carson Weir, from neighbor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQGK_confederate-enlistment-station_Red-Boiling-Springs-TN.html
Red Boiling Springs served as a station during the early part of the war between the states. The 30th TN. Infantry regiment was officially organized Oct. 22nd 1861 with the following companies enrolled here. Co. A, Co. B were men from Robertson…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDY_red-boiling-springs_Red-Boiling-Springs-TN.html
In the early 1900's this town was a flourishing resort because of the many types of mineral water found here. This popular retreat attracted city dwellers and rural families from this region who were accommodated by the many hotels. The town was h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQC9_macon-county_Lafayette-TN.html
Established 1842; named in honor of Nathaniel Macon, North Carolina statesman. This place was selected as the county seat, named for Marquis de LaFayette, French general in the American Revolution.First courthouse erected in 1844; three courthouse…
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