Jim Davis was located 3.5 miles north of here at the site of Epperson Springs, a mineral springs summer resort. During the Civil War, Jim Davis was the proprietor of the Epperson Springs Resort. Company G, 22nd Barteau's Cavalry, Tennessee Cavalry, later known as Company 22nd Barteau's Cavalry, organized here on November 15th, 1861. Epperson Springs was a noted summer resort, famous for its healthy mineral springs, and it operated prior to 1852 until April 26th, 1926, when the Epperson Springs Hotel was destroyed by fire.