Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland
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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 McGothlin. School moved into Richland Park in September, 1975.
Official agreement signed by City of Portland, McGothlin families, and Highland Rim Historical Society, November 1, 1975.
(Education • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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 McGothlin. School moved into Richland Park in September, 1975.
Official agreement signed by City of Portland, McGothlin families, and Highland Rim Historical Society, November 1, 1975.
(Education • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.