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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH0H_goshen-cumberland-presbyterian-church_Winchester-TN.html
1 ½ mi. S.E. on the Boiling Fork of Elk. Oldest church in Franklin County. Founded 1808 by the Alexander, Cowan, Keith, McCord, Weir, and other pioneer Scots-Irish Presbyterian families. First Presbyterian congregation in Tennessee to transfe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGW4_peter-turney_Winchester-TN.html
1/8 mi. N.W. are ruins of the antebellum home of Peter Turney (1827-1903). Organizer and commander of the 1st Tennessee Infantry CSA until wounded; member of State Supreme Court, 1878-86; chief justice, 1886-93; governor; 1893-97. The house was bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGW3_mary-sharp-college_Winchester-TN.html
This college, devoted exclusively to the higher education of women, first opened its doors Jan. 1, 1851. It was named for one of its principal benefactors. It suspended from 1861 to 1865, the buildings being used by Federal troops. Reopening in 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGDG_secession_Winchester-TN.html
In this locality, on Feb. 24, 1861, occurred the mass meeting as result of which Franklin County seceded from the State of Tennessee, at the same time petitioning the then Confederate State of Alabama to annex it. The secession of Tennessee June 2…