This beautiful 72 acre farm is located just below historic Beersheba Springs in a pristine Cumberland Plateau cove. The property is practically surrounded by the 15,590 acre Savage Gulf State Park. http://www.tn.gov/environment/na/natareas/savage/ . The northern approximately 1,000 foot boundary of the property is on the dry wash of Collins River which is part of the Mississippi River watershed which runs out of Savage Gulf. McMinnville the nursery capital of Tennessee, which has medical facilities www.riverparkhospital.com and shopping, is only 15 miles down State Road 56. The property has been used as a nursery for trees and shrubs since 1946. Some nursery stock remains on the property. In addition to the main home on the property, there is also a large garage, a barn, a packing barn and an equipment storage building. An older home on the property could easily be restored or used for storage. A new owner could easily continue the nursery operation or convert the property into a working farm. Small organic farms that supply produce to local and regional markets are becoming more and more popular in east Tennessee. www.chattanoogamarket.com Around 40% of the property is in cultivated fields and the remaining 60% is wooded with large native hardwoods including various species of oaks, maple, tulip poplar, walnut and many more. The size and density of the forest seems like an extension of the old growth contained in the surrounding state park. The property would also make a great weekend home or vacation retreat. Wildlife (deer, wild turkey, quail) abounds. BRING ALL OFFERS! Realtors welcome.
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