Last year (1997) in mid October I presented a paper at the Ohio Valley History Conference in Clarksville Tennessee. My paper was on Purdy College which was in Purdy (McNairy County). This seems to be a life long research project. As I was recently looking thru my pack of materials from the conference I was reminded of a paper presented there that related to Hardeman County. Near the end of the Conference I just happended to sit in on a paper that was about the Rogers Springs Inn of Hardeman County. There was a person from the University of Memphis that did the presentation. Rogers Springs was a resort type hotel where people came to rest, drink the mineral water and feel better. I had lived in Hardeman county in the late 70s as a school teacher and had family members in the county (I am from McNairy COunty) but had never heard of Rogers Springs. Just thought I would share this side note to Hardeman county history with you. David