Near Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike
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Franklin's Water Supply

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

1. Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike Marker

Inscription. 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

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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.

Erected 2003 by Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 15, 1880.

Location. 35° 53.933′ N, 86° 57.478′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It 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

Franklin's Water Supply Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

2. Franklin's Water Supply Marker

States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Matthew Fontaine Maury (approx. 1.1 miles away); Boyd's Mill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Southall (approx. 1.9 miles away); William Irby Boyd Homestead ca. 1807 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Leiper's Fork (approx. 2 miles away); Bingham (approx. 2 miles away); Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Leiper's Fork Church of Christ (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike / Franklin's Water Supply Marker image. Click for full size.

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 638 times since then and 61 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.

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Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike
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Franklin's Water Supply