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Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. [6] About 21 miles (34 km) south of Nashville , it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee .
The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, in Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin–Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army .
Samuel Cole Williams, "History of the Lost State of Franklin", 362pp, 1924 rev. 1933 "The civil and political history of the state of Tennessee from its earliest settlement up to the year 1796, including the boundaries of the state" J. G. M. Ramsey; The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century; 1853; Chapter: "The State of ...
Franklin Historic District is a historic district in Franklin, Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was created to preserve historic commercial and residential architecture in a 16-block area of the original, downtown Franklin around the north, west, and south of the town square.
Franklin County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee.It is located on the eastern boundary of Middle Tennessee in the southern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,774. [1]
Old Town is an archaeological site in Williamson County, Tennessee near Franklin. The site includes the remnants of a Native American village and mound complex of the Mississippian culture , and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as Old Town Archaeological Site ( 40WM2 ).
It is a Tennessee Historical Commission State Historic Site, managed by the non-profit organization The Battle of Franklin Trust under an agreement with the Tennessee Historical Commission. The house is a contributing property and centerpiece of the Franklin Battlefield, a U.S. National Historic Landmark historic district.
Carnton's Greek Revival style back porch. Carnton is a red brick Federal-style 11-room residence, that was completed in 1826 by Randal McGavock using slave labor.Built on a raised limestone foundation, the southern facing entrance façade is a two-story, five-bay block with a side-facing gabled roof, covered in tin, with two dormer windows, and slightly projecting end chimneys.