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Caption: 1892 Franklin Reunion
Additional Description: The largest reunion ever held at Carnton took place on September 14th and 15th, 1892. Between 10,000 and 15,000 people paraded from the Franklin Square to these very fields. One reporter in attendance recalled:

"Scores of acres dotted with magnificent trees from what is known as McGavock's Grove... toward the old town lying in the distance, the buggies and carriages of the incoming cord slowly moved in and the long line about like a huge serpent... In an hour the grove was a perfect sea of humanity."
Submitted: May 17, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p382767
File Size: 0.072 Megabytes

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