"Rhea Springs" by Amanda Neal Wheelock
This collection includes a single typed manuscript, "Rhea Springs," written by Amanda Neal Wheelock. In the thirty-two page document, Wheelock details the cultural history of Rhea Springs, Tennessee, as remembered by the author. Heavily focusing on the Rhea Springs Church, she also describes its congregation and their individual lives, which paints a detailed picture of the people and life of Rhea Springs.
Dates
- circa 1930
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection includes a single typed manuscript, "Rhea Springs," written by Amanda Neal Wheelock. In the thirty-two page document, Wheelock details the cultural history of Rhea Springs, Tennessee, as remembered by the author. Heavily focusing on the Rhea Springs Church, she also describes its congregation and their individual lives, which paints a detailed picture of the people and life of Rhea Springs.
Biographical / Historical
Amanda Brown Neal Wheelock was born June 23, 1870 in Rhea County to John Randolph Neal (1836-1889) and Mary Elizabeth Caroline Brown Neal (1842-1920). In 1891, she married William Edward Wheelock (1869-1927). She died March 21, 1946, and is buried in Rhea County.
Rhea Springs Church was founded in 1845 as the Sulpher Springs Campground. Early in the church's history it split into two factions which became two different churches.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository