Abandoned places tell a story.  Some places have great history while others are cloaked in mystery.

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The abandoned stack is all that remains of the Bear Spring Furnace, built around 150 years ago.

Bear Spring Furnace

Men from Nashville with a background in banking and merchandising found Stewart County, Tennessee to be rich in brown hematite and timber.  Joseph Woods, Robert Woods and Thomas Yeatman formed…

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St. Stephen’s Church in Land Between The Lakes

St. Stephen’s Church in Land Between The Lakes is historically significant because it is only one of a handful of the known original remaining buildings in LBL. The church was built in 1900 by German Americans seeking a place to worship. The final regular service was held sometime around 1942. For the next several decades, the church sat vacant next to the church’s cemetery.

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