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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM168X_samuel-winstead-1778-1851_Franklin-TN.html
(side 1)Samuel Winstead, a native of Virginia, came here in 1799. At his death, his $34,000 estate included several tracts of land and 78 slaves. His will granted freedom and passage to Liberia for all his slaves upon the death of his wife. At Sus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XL_union-headquarters_Franklin-TN.html
(Preface):In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman's supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman's "March to the Sea," Hood m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XJ_bank-of-leipers-fork-hillsboro-methodist-church_Franklin-TN.html
(side 1)Bank of Leiper's ForkThe Bank of Leiper's Fork was organized in 1911 with a capital stock of $10,000. Bank officials included President Bennett Hunter, Vice President P.O. Hassell and Cashier W.L. Pinkerton. Board members in 1932 included …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XI_field-hospitals_Franklin-TN.html
(Preface):In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman's supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman's "March to the Sea," Hood m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XG_williamson-county_Franklin-TN.html
Dedicated to the men and women of Williamson County who served their country in time of needOctober 26, 1799 · October 26, 1999
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XF_andrew-jackson_Franklin-TN.html
On his return from New OrleansAndrew Jacksongave a brass cannon to FranklinA part of his soldiery camped hereon their way to New Orleans.
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In the spring of 1830 Congress passed the Indian Removal Act providing the President with means to exchange the lands of the five civilized Indian nations of the Southeast for lands west of the Mississippi. On August 20, 1830 Andrew Jackson met in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XC_old-factory-store_Franklin-TN.html
(side 1)In 1799 Franklin founder Abram Maury sold Lot 20 to Joseph McBride. By 1825 Dyer Pearl, Thomas Parkes, and Joseph L. Campbell operated a steam-powered cotton & grist mill on East Margin and owned Lot 20 upon which was built a brick store i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15XB_presbyterian-church_Franklin-TN.html
The Presbyterian Church was organized in Franklin by the Reverend Gideon Blackburn on June 8, 1811 and first located near City Cemetery. The church moved to this location in 1842. The Reverend A.N. Cunningham was pastor from 1843 to 1857. In 1847,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15X9_st-philip-catholic-church_Franklin-TN.html
(side 1)Missionary priest first celebrated mass in Franklin in 1821 in a private home for the two resident Catholic families. The Nashville bishopric planned a Catholic church in Williamson County as early as 1843, but it was the influx of Irish C…
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