Cumberland Mountain School was founded in 1921 by Reverend Robert Hershey on behalf of young persons who were unable to obtain the opportunity for education. Many students paid for their education by helping cultivate, grow and harvest farm crops that were eaten at the school or sold. Six historic structures remain, including the Susie Gray Hall that served as the girl’s dormitory and the original library.

As public schools became more prevalent, the school closed in 1938. It was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1983. A historic marker is mounted on a large cut Crab Orchard stone along the Old Jamestown Highway. The buildings and grounds served for several years as a campground of the Tennessee Conference of the Untied Methodist Church and is currently a satellite office for the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency.

 

73 Methodist Campground Loop Crossville, TN 38555