{"id":253,"date":"2014-05-26T14:16:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T19:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2014-05-26T14:25:05","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T19:25:05","slug":"beersheba-springs-beautiful-resort-town-lost-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Beersheba Springs, a beautiful resort town that lost it&#8217;s spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-266\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3.jpg\" alt=\"beer3\" width=\"850\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3-600x376.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3-679x425.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3-262x164.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3-524x328.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer3-574x359.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_82869\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8z4iUEFOUJo?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In 1833 Beersheba Porter Cain discovered a chalybeate spring, a<span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u00a0mineral spring containing salts of iron.<\/span>. The spring and surrounding area, located above Collins River Valley, would be incorporated in 1839. Upon its incorporation, Beersheba Springs would serve as a summer resort with a small hotel and log cabins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-264\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5.jpg\" alt=\"beer5\" width=\"850\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5-679x452.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5-262x174.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5-524x348.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer5-574x382.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The resort would be popular with stagecoach traffic that would travel between Chattanooga and McMinnville. It was notable for its mineral waters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_21629\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Af5hANB3-U?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_254\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Armsfield.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-254 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Armsfield-300x415.jpg\" alt=\"Armsfield\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Armsfield-300x415.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Armsfield.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jon Armfield<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 1854 Colonel John Armfield, a slave trader from Louisiana, acquired the property. Upwards of 100 slaves were brought to Beersheba Springs to work on Armfield&#8217;s changes to the property: a new luxury hotel, cabins and grounds that would accommodate 400 guests. The resort would feature laundry facilities, ice houses, billiard rooms, and bowling alleys. French chefs were brought in to serve guests, as were musical acts from New Orleans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-265\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4.jpg\" alt=\"beer4\" width=\"850\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4-600x384.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4-679x435.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4-262x167.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4-524x335.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer4-574x368.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Armfield added a laundry, ice houses, billiard rooms, and bowling alleys to the grounds.\u00a0\u00a0 He planted many shade and fruit trees and rebuilt the observatory. French cooks and servants catered to the wealthy patrons.\u00a0 A band brought up from New Orleans supplied the music for the dances.\u00a0 The watering spa also adhered to the custom of playing the oach up the mountain. The horn of the coachman conveyed when the horses were resting and could let the staff know how many new visitors to expect for supper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_259\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-259\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-259 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9.jpg\" alt=\"beerB9\" width=\"850\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9.jpg 850w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9-300x380.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9-600x760.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9-679x861.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9-262x332.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9-524x664.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beerB9-574x727.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ladies at the Great Door, an overlook at Beersheba Springs, ca. 1870<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Franklin Pierce the 14th president of the United States was a guest of the resort prior to his presidency.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_273\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-273\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-273 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5.jpg\" alt=\"Summer Season\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5-850x637.jpg 850w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5-679x509.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5-262x196.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5-524x393.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/hotel1870s5-574x430.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer Season<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It would be from the wooden observatory at the front of the hotel that Confederate and Union activity in the valley below could be watched as the Civil War engulfed this region and this exclusive way of life.\u00a0 The constant threat of raids and plundering unsettled the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-268\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1.jpg\" alt=\"beer1\" width=\"850\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1-600x388.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1-679x440.jpg 679w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1-262x169.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1-524x339.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beer1-574x372.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The old hotel is now used as a retreat by the Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-258\" src=\"http:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z.jpg\" alt=\"6843087129_36292fbbdd_z\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z-600x387.jpg 600w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z-262x169.jpg 262w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z-524x338.jpg 524w, https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/6843087129_36292fbbdd_z-574x370.jpg 574w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this scenic video of the nearby Stone Door and Greeter Falls showing the beauty of the area. Notice the same place the ladies from the picture above are sitting and how it looks today almost 150 years later<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_43376\"  width=\"849\" height=\"478\"  data-origwidth=\"849\" data-origheight=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4QOWelDBN9E?enablejsapi=1&#038;start=138&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1833 Beersheba Porter Cain discovered a chalybeate spring, a\u00a0mineral spring containing salts of iron.. The spring and surrounding area, located above Collins River Valley, would be incorporated in 1839. Upon its incorporation, Beersheba Springs would serve as a summer resort with a small hotel and log cabins. The resort would be popular with stagecoach [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274,"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions\/274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offbeattenn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}