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'LeMoyne
Star, Puritan Star'
Bacon Farm
Sulphur Springs, Tennessee
Nearby Attractions
Johnson City Farmers Market
South Roan St. and State of Franklin Rd.
Johnson City, TN 37617
OPEN-AIR/SEASONAL
Open Wed-Sat, June-October
St. John Milling
Company
3191 Watauga Road
Watauga, TN 37694
(423) 928-5841
NEW! Limited
Edition Numbered GeoTracking Quilt Trail Coins
Now available.
Preserve
your memories with these official tradable-collectable coins and
help support the
Quilt Trail
Johnson
City Convention & Visitors Bureau
Local Lodging
Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce
For More Information:
Contact:
Appalachian RC&D Council
(Resource Conservation & Development)
1105 East Jackson Boulevard, Suite 4
Jonesborough, TN 37659
423-753-4441 ext. 4
www.appalachianrcd.org |
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BACON FARM
LeMoyne Star hangs on the
Bacon barn. An
early quilt pattern dating back to the early 1800s, it is also
known as the Eight Point Star or Puritan
Star. Precision and patience were the key to the traditional
inset piecing technique of this design.
Perhaps the quilter, Cora Cox Bacon, grandmother of the
current farm owner, was keenly aware of this accomplishment as
she displayed her finished product on her bedroom wall in the
Bacon home-place.
Cora’s
husband, Robert B. Bacon, built the barn in 1890.
His father, Charles Bacon, deeded the farm to him in
1891.
In
1959, Robert and Cora’s son, Bruce H. Bacon, Sr., bought his
siblings’ shares in the farm.
Bruce’s son, Bruce, Jr. and his wife, Debbie, are the
current owners. The
barn underwent major renovations in 2004.
Fifth
and sixth generation Bacons now reside in the home-place,
Bruce H. Bacon, III and his wife, Amber, and their
daughter, Kyleigh Paige.
The
Bacon Farm is located within two miles of the historic Sulphur
Springs United Methodist Church campshed, which has been the
home of the Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting for over 180 years.
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Safety & Respecting Private Property
When viewing and enjoying the Quilt Trail use caution when slowing or stopping near a site. Stopping along busy roads can be dangerous and illegal. All sites are on private property and should be viewed from the public
road unless otherwise indicated at the site if it is a business open to the public. We are indebted to our barn hosts for their generosity. |
