Editing Estill Springs, Tennessee (section)

===Civil War era===
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town was generally known as "Allisonia", for another family which had settled in the area. It was the site of a Confederate training camp, Camp Harris, named for [[Isham G. Harris]], the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] governor of Tennessee, who was a native of the county. Southern forces retreated through the town during the 1863 [[Tullahoma Campaign]], named for the nearby community which served as Confederate headquarters.<ref name=coc />  The remains of a civil war era bridge foundation are still viewable adjacent to the Beth Page bridge that crosses the Elk River.