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Beersheba Springs Historic District
To escape the heat of one hot summer day in 1833, Beersheba Porter Cain of McMinnville followed a mountainous Grundy County pathway to a chlybeate spring that would eventually come to bear her name and, along with the amazing view of the Collins River Valley below, would inspire the creation of a summer resort that is still very much intact today and known as the Beersheba Springs Hotel.
By 1839, Beersheba Springs had incorporated and begun official operation as a summer resort. A small hotel was built, along with a row of log cabins. The somewhat primitive establishment benefited from the stagecoach traffic along the new road running from McMinnville to Chattanooga. Cabins sprang up as well-to-do local families discovered this idyllic haven and began making annual treks.
For More Information
Tennessee 56
Beersheba Springs, TN 37305
Phone: 931-692-3669
Website: http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/exhibits/tnresorts/beersheba.htm
Nearby Attractions
Greeter Falls, 2.1 miles away
Savage Gulf State Natural Area (Stone Door entrance), 2.1 miles away
Collins River Golf Course at the Reserve at Collins River, 12.6 miles away
Grundy Lakes State Park, 13.3 miles away
Tea on the Mountain, 13.8 miles away
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