Near Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike / Franklin's Water Supply
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020
1. Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike Marker
Inscription.
Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike, also, Franklin's Water Supply. .
Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike. The Franklin Hillsboro Turnpike Company was chartered March 15, 1880. The turnpike ran from the Wye at Southall and Carter's Creek Turnpike to the Cunningham Bridge on Garrison Creek. Original stockholders were Joseph Carl, John H. Hunter, Edward Scruggs, S.S. Hughes, S.C. Sparkman, Dr. O.B. Waller, Thomas E, Perkins, Sr., and Dr. George B. Hunter. The tollgate, located north of the village of Hillsboro on Old Hillsboro Road, was allowed by law to collect 25 cents for a loaded wagon or automobile or 10 cents for a one-horse buggy. In 1924, Turnpike President J.L, Cooke and Treasurer E.T. Johnson surrendered the company's state charter and sold the roadbed to Williamson County for $7,000, All tollgates throughout the county eventually were lifted in January 1929,
Franklin's Water Supply. Before the summer of 1906, the town of Franklin (pop. 3,200) was faced with water shortages from failed cisterns and wells along with the constant fear of typhoid. Due to the vision of Franklin Mayor Dave Wagner and businessman Henry Hunter Mayberry, the town's thirst was quenched by capping the springs west of the village of Hillsboro and piping the water nine miles to Franklin. Engineer Howard Neely oversaw the hand-dug installation of the eight-inch cast iron pipes from the springs to Franklin. Eventually 53 springs on 750 acres of city-owned land supplied 450,000 gallons per day to the 3.2 million-gallon reservoirs on Carter's Creek Pike. In 1927 three brick pump stations were added to improve the gravity flow system. Chlorination was added to the system in 1921. Franklin discontinued the Hillsboro and Garrison Springs supply in 1991.
Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike
The Franklin Hillsboro Turnpike Company was chartered March 15, 1880. The turnpike ran from the Wye at Southall and Carter's Creek Turnpike to the Cunningham Bridge on Garrison Creek. Original stockholders were Joseph Carl, John H. Hunter, Edward Scruggs, S.S. Hughes, S.C. Sparkman, Dr. O.B. Waller, Thomas E, Perkins, Sr., and Dr. George B. Hunter. The tollgate, located north of the village of Hillsboro on Old Hillsboro Road, was allowed by law to collect 25 cents for a loaded wagon or automobile or 10 cents for a one-horse buggy. In 1924, Turnpike President J.L, Cooke and Treasurer E.T. Johnson surrendered the company's state charter and sold the roadbed to Williamson County for $7,000, All tollgates throughout the county eventually were lifted in January 1929,
Franklin's Water Supply
Before the summer of 1906, the town of Franklin (pop. 3,200) was faced with water shortages from failed cisterns and wells along with the constant fear of typhoid. Due to the vision of Franklin Mayor Dave Wagner and businessman Henry Hunter Mayberry, the town's thirst was quenched by capping the springs west of the village of Hillsboro and piping the water nine miles to Franklin. Engineer Howard Neely oversaw the hand-dug installation of the eight-inch cast iron pipes from
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the springs to Franklin. Eventually 53 springs on 750 acres of city-owned land supplied 450,000 gallons per day to the 3.2 million-gallon reservoirs on Carter's Creek Pike. In 1927 three brick pump stations were added to improve the gravity flow system. Chlorination was added to the system in 1921. Franklin discontinued the Hillsboro and Garrison Springs supply in 1991.
Erected 2003 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 53.933′ N, 86° 57.478′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is on Southall Road just east of McMillan Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3294 Southall Rd, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020
3. Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike / Franklin's Water Supply Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
