Panther Springs - 1B37 - Morristown, TN
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vhasler
N 36° 11.147 W 083° 22.451
17S E 286505 N 4007166
Named due to Coloniel Bradley killing a panther near the large spring, now the name for a community.
Waymark Code: WM6B94
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2009
Views: 12
Sign text: 1/2 mile along the Old Stage Road, a thriving pioneer community grew up around the enormous spring at which one Col. Bradley killed a panther. Panther Springs Academy was here. Tate's Store, also the post office, was the meeting place for the commissioners who created Hamblen Co. In the spring are remains of an Indian mill.
Marker Name: Panther Springs
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 1B37
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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