Explore with this Self-Guided History Tour

Take a driving tour of historic sites in Tennessee's South Cumberland, with an optional audio narration to guide you

Mountains of History

There's deep, rich history waiting to be discovered in Tennessee's South Cumberland!

From pre-historic times to the current day, fascinating stories await you at dozens of historic sites. Geological history in Grundy Forest... the first trails, created through this wilderness by Native Americans...the arrival of Swiss and other European settlers, looking for a new home and a better life in this rugged but beautiful terrain...the discovery of coal...the coming of the railroads...the age of industry...prison laborers... mining strikes...the formative years of the Civil Rights movement...the decline of mining, and the rise of conservation...all contributing to a fascinating historical narrative.

Use this page as your navigational guide to all the amazing historical places in Tennessee's South Cumberland, guiding you through each community's key historical sites. (A broader map of the area is at the bottom of this page.)

Click each link below to see more info and, for many sites, listen to an audio guide.

Beersheba Springs

A: Info Kiosk

B: Beersheba Springs Historical Museum

C: Beersheba Springs Historic District

Altamont

A: Info Kiosk

B: L.V. Woodlee House

C: Hoover’s “Courthouse Cabin”

D: Northcutt-Moffitt “Manor”

E: Northcutt Lumber & Building Supply

F: Hickory Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Hwy 108 west of Altamont)

Gruetli-Laager

A: Info Kiosk

B: Stoker-Stampfli Farm & Museum

C: Grundy County Miners' Museum (Hwy 108 in Palmer)

Tracy City

A: Info Kiosk

B: Grundy County Historical Museum

C: Marugg Company

D: Dutch Maid Bakery

E: Henry Flury & Sons Grocery

F: Christ Church

G: Frank White House

H: E.L.Hampton House

Monteagle

A: Info Kiosk

B: Hotel, Eagle and College Hijinks

C: Monteagle Sunday School Assembly

D: Wrenn’s Nest

E: The Mabee Homeplace

F: Werner Military Museum

Sewanee

A: Mountain Goat Trail and Head of the Crow State Park Information Center

B: University of the South (Museums; Historical Sites)

ADDITIONAL INTERPRETIVE HISTORY MARKERS IN THE REGION

HISTORY MARKER TOPIC	ADDRESS/LOCATION	MARKER COORDINATES
Grundy Confederate Monument	170 Cumberland Street, Altamont	35° 25.823’ N, 85° 43.36’ W
Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid	TN 56 @ Grassy Ridge Road, Altamont	35° 27.891’ N, 85° 39.23’ W
World Wars Memorial	1606 Main Street, Altamont	35° 25.815’ N, 85° 43.383’ W
Korean and Vietnam Memorial	1645 Main Street, Altamont	35° 25.815’ N, 85° 43.392’ W
Beersheba Inn	TN 56 @ Stone Door Rd., Beersheba Spgs.	35° 27.89’ N, 85° 39.19’ W
Mary Noailles Murfree	TN 56@ Dahlgren Ave., Beersheba Springs	35° 27.905’ N, 85° 39.38’ W
United Methodist Church	TN 56 @ Heidenberg Street, Coalmont	35° 20.009’ N, 85° 42.302’ W
The Settlement of Gruetli	TN 108 @ 20th Avenue, Gruetli Laager	35° 22.256’ N, 85° 39.6’ W
Melchior Thoni, Jr	TN 108 @ Gruetli City Hall, Gruetli Laager	35° 22.291’ N, 85° 40.024’ W
Highlander Folk School	US 41 @ Justus Street, Monteagle	35° 15.073’ N, 85° 48.236’ W
Trail of Tears	US 41 @ Fairmont Avenue, Monteagle	35° 14.4’ N, 85° 49.723’ W
Crossroads of War	Main St behind City Hall, Monteagle	35° 14.415’ N, 85° 49.59’ W
Tullahoma Campaign	US 41A @ Smokehouse Lodge, Monteagle	35° 14.164’ N, 85° 51.171’ W
The Monteagle Dawn Redwood	86 Inn Way, Monteagle	35° 14.761’ N, 85° 50.184’ W
Struggling Through Mountains	I-24 @ Westbound Rest Area, Monteagle	35° 14.668’ N, 85° 51.626’ W
Formation of Grundy County	US 41 @ Tyree Cove Road, Pelham	35° 19.406’ N, 85° 54.237’ W
University of the South	University Ave @ Louisiana Cir., Sewanee	35° 12.483’ N, 85° 55.03’ W
Rebel’s Rest	University Ave @ Georgia Ave., Sewanee	35° 12.321’ N, 85° 55.25’ W
Edmund Kirby Smith	University Ave @ Texas Ave., Sewanee	35° 12.459’ N, 85° 55.15’ W
Allan Gipson	TN 156 @ Mtn Goat Trail, Sewanee	35° 12.673’ N, 85° 53.55’ W
The Army of Tennessee	US 41A @ Sherwood Road, Sewanee	35° 11.39’ N, 85° 55.4’ W
Sewanee Memorial Cross	End of Tennessee Avenue, Sewanee	35° 11’31” N, 85° 56’14” W
All Saints Chapel	735 University Avenue, Sewanee	35° 12’14” N, 85° 55’13” W
Fiery Gizzard Furnace	US 41 @ Railroad Avenue, Tracy City	35° 15.641’ N, 85° 44.175’ W
Lone Rock Coke Ovens	US 41 @ Lakes Road, Tracy City	35° 15.518’ N, 85° 43.533’ W
ROHO the Coalminer	US 41 @ Railroad Avenue, Tracy City	35° 15.658’ N, 85° 44.196’ W

INTERPRETIVE HISTORY MARKERS in the STATE PARKS

PANEL TOPIC	TRAIL & MILE MARK	TRAILHEAD & TRAILHEAD GPS
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp*	Grundy Forest Loop, MM 1.8	Fiery Gizzard North 35.25175º N, 85.74761º W
Schoolhouse Branch Moonshine Still	Grundy Forest Loop, MM 1.4	Fiery Gizzard North 35.25175º N, 85.74761º W
Dog Hole Mines	Dog Hole Trail, MM 2.9	Fiery Gizzard North 35.25175º N, 85.74761º W
The Chimneys	Fiery Gizzard Trail, MM 11.4	Fiery Gizzard North 35.25175º N, 85.74761º W
The Moonshine Economy	Fiery Gizzard Trail, MM 6.0	Fiery Gizzard South 35.18238º N, 85.67400º W
Prison Labor/Lone Rock Coke Ovens	Lone Rock Trail, MM 0.0	Grundy Lakes 35.26880º N, 85.71676º W
Decatur Savage/Homesteaders	Connector Trail, MM 2.6	Savage Gulf North 35.44660º N, 85.65522º W
Greeter Homeplace	Greeter Trail, MM 0.2	Savage Gulf West 35.43847º N, 85.69786º W
Long’s Mill/Chickamauga Trace	Greeter Falls Loop, MM 0.2	Savage Gulf West 35.43847º N, 85.69786º W
Werner Old Growth Forest	South Rim Trail, MM 2.5	Savage Gulf East 35.43468º N, 85.53935º W
Dinky Line Timber Railway	North Plateau Trail, MM 1.0	Savage Gulf East 35.43468º N, 85.53935º W

*13 panels along a 1/3-mile loop trail through the site of CCC Company 1475’s camp from 1935-1938.

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