Historic Cold Springs One Room School - Portland TN
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Don.Morfe
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Historic Cold Spring-ca. 1857 - 1933, a rural one room school, was built near cold water springs on the Thomas Baskerville farm, near Mitchellville, Northern Sumner County. During the Civil War the school was a hospital for Confederate troops.
Waymark Code: WM17EER
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2023
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Historic Cold Spring-ca. 1857 - 1933
Cold Springs, a rural one room school, was built near cold water springs on the Thomas Baskerville farm, near Mitchellville, Northern Sumner County. During the Civil War the school was a hospital for Confederate troops quartered at Camp Trousdale.
Howard McDowell, former student, mobilized efforts to move and restore the building. Structure donated by Jim & Bill McGlothlin. School moved into Richland Park in September, 1975.
Official agreement signed by City of Portland, McGlothlin families, and Highland Rim Historical Society, November 1, 1975.
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1857
Year the school closed.: 01/01/1933
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address:
301 Portland Blvd
Portland, TN United States
37148
Web Address (if available): [Web Link]
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: Not Listed
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