Temperance Hall, Tennessee
| Temperance Hall, Tennessee | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Temperance Hall
|
|
| Coordinates: 36°4′59″N 85°54′05″W / 36.08306°N 85.90139°WCoordinates: 36°4′59″N 85°54′05″W / 36.08306°N 85.90139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | DeKalb |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 37095 (Liberty, TN postal route) |
| Area code(s) | 615 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1313794 |
Temperance Hall is an unincorporated community in northern DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. It is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Center Hill Dam. It was established in 1798 by Stephen Robinson Sr., one of the first four settlers of DeKalb County.
Temperance Hall is located at 36°4′59″N 85°54′05″W / 36.08306°N 85.90139°W (36.084; -85.901).
The area was first visited by a hunting party of an unknown number in 1780. The group killed 105 bears, 74 buffalo, and more than 80 deer, enough to feed all of Fort Nashborough for the winter.
Stephen Robinson Sr., who originated in Cumberland County, Virginia, came to the area now known as DeKalb County in 1798 along with Adam Dale and brothers Leonard and John Fite. Although the land was populated by hostile Native Americans, each of the four settlers successfully established communities in the area. Temperance Hall was originally part of Smith County until a border realignment on February 1, 1850 reclassified the town as a DeKalb County community. In Temperance Hall, several mills were established along the Smith Fork of the Caney Fork River (commonly known as Smith Fork Creek). The largest mill, built by settler Samuel Caplinger, was located about half a mile northwest of town at the confluence of the Smith Fork and a smaller branch. It remained in operation until being mostly destroyed by a flood in 1946. Some of the mill's remains are still intact, located approximately 500 feet (150 m) to the southwest of the Highway 264 bridge across the Smith Fork. Caplinger built a house on a nearby hill overlooking the town in 1821. The house was notable for being unlike any other known house in Tennessee and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1980, but was removed on April 20, 1989 and torn down shortly afterward.
...
Wikipedia