By Kevin Cason

This semester Graduate Assistant, Kevin Cason is preparing a pamphlet on the history of  Jefferson Springs, Tennessee. Old Jefferson was the first county seat for Rutherford County and Jefferson Springs was a community resort area for many middle Tennessee residents from the late 1800s to the early 1960s. In the 1960s, the U.S. Corps of Engineers constructed the J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir and flooded most of this area. The following photographs from the Gore Center’s collections depict scenes from the resort area.

In addition to working on the pamphlet, Kevin has prepared an on-line resource guide to showcase the collections and materials that the Gore Center has on the history of Jefferson and Jefferson Springs, Tennessee. Those resources include photographs, newspaper clippings, oral histories, and publications. (Click here to link to the guide:  Jefferson & Jefferson Springs, Tennessee Resource Guide).

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