Shields' Station, also known as Shields' Tavern, is a historic building in

Blaine, Tennessee Blaine, formerly known as Blaine's Crossroads, is a city in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb of neighboring Knoxville. It is part of both the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Morristown Metropolitan Statis ...

, that is listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

. A

tavern A tavern is a type of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that ...

was established at the site around 1830. It was acquired by Dr. Samuel Shields, who operated the property as a

stagecoach A stagecoach (also: stage coach, stage, road coach, ) is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by ...

stop, tavern, store, medical dispensary, and

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...

. It was an important stop for travelers until the 1860s.

References

Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee Buildings and structures completed in 1830 Buildings and structures in Grainger County, Tennessee 1830 establishments in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Grainger County, Tennessee {{GraingerCountyTN-NRHP-stub