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| Beersheba Springs City Limit Sign |  |
ATTRACTIONS in BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
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| American Legion Post 131 | Community Bulletin Board |
HISTORY of BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
| Incorporated 1835 Famous for its mineral waters before 1850 Became a flourishing summer resort before Civil War The old hotel is now used as a retreat by the Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church |
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| Beersheba Inn Historic Sign |  |
Several log structures were built 1857 Buildings were later joined together with home made brick Enlargement was undertaken by Col John Armfield, 1857 Now serves as a conference center for the Methodist Assembly |
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| Civil War Historic Sign |  |
Description of Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid | |
| Old Brown Museum | Located in Beersheba Springs Was a family owned country store Converted into a community museum Browse through photo albums, scrap books, and other material about the cotu |
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PEOPLE of BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
| Beersheba Cain | Discovered spring located on the lower Cumberland Plateau, 1833 | ||
| Mary Noailles Murfree Historic Sign |  |
Born 1850 Became one of Tennessee’s foremost woman writers of fiction Used pen name Charles Egbert Craddock for over 30 years As a woman she would have never been published in the late 1800’s She lived in Beersheba Springs during summers Information was gleaned from the area as background for her novels Her first major work was published 1878 She continued writing until 1914 Murfree died 1922 |
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POST OFFICE of BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
| Beersheba Springs Post Office |  |
CHURCHES of BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
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| Beersheba Springs Church of Christ | Community House of Prayer Church | Cumberland Baptist Church | First Independent Baptist Church of Panhandle |
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| Grace Chapel Methodist Church | Seventh Day Adventist Chapel | United Methodist
Conference Major building of complex once served as the Beersheba Springs Hotel |
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CEMETERIES of BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
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| Armfield Cemetery Established 1871 |
Bess-King & Whitman Cemetery | Hunerwadel Cemetery |
LIBRARY of BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
| Beersheba Springs Library |  |
P.O. Box 192 Hwy 56 Beersheba Springs 37305-0192 E-mail: beershebalib@blomand.net |
PARKS of BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
| Beersheba Springs Community Center |  |
Basketball court Playground |
| Beersheba Springs Park |  |
Known as the "Roadside Park" |
| Other Outdoor Recreation | The Great Stone Door |
SPECIAL DAYS in BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
| Wildflower Garden | Held during Spring months At Beersheba Springs |
| Beersheba Arts & Crafts Show | Held 4th weekend in August At Methodist Assembly |
| Fishing Rodeo | At Grundy Lakes State Park |
STATISTICS for BEERSHEBA SPRINGS
| POPULATION |
| 1960 | 577 |
| 1970 | 560 |
| 1980 | 643 |
| 1990 | 596 |
| LOCATION CODES for BEERSHEBA SPRINGS |
| Zip | 37305 |
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