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

Carothers Family

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

1. Carothers Family Marker

Inscription. Robert Carothers, Sr., a Revolutionary War soldier, and his family came to Tennessee from North Carolina in 1791 and were living in Williamson County in 1799. His son James, a War of 1812 veteran, became a prosperous landowner well-known for his nearby Pleasant Exchange Plantation. Robert Carothers, Jr. and his family owned land adjacent to this marker. James' son, Thomas Jefferson Carothers, was a Confederate soldier. James sold his two-story log house to another son, Robert Blake Carothers, who enlarged it. Owned by the Carothers family almost fifty years, this historic Cool Springs House was moved in 1993 from Franklin to Crockett Park in Brentwood.

Erected 1998 by Cool Springs Real Estate Associates and Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.

Location. 35° 56.891′ N, 86° 48.446′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is at the intersection of Carothers Parkway and Corporate Centre Drive, on the right when traveling north on Carothers Parkway. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7040 Carothers Pkwy, Franklin TN 37067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mallory Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); McEwen Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); Seward Hall (approx. 2 miles away); Cistern and Root Cellar (approx. 2 miles away); Roper's Knob in the Civil War / The Union Fortification of Roper's Knob (approx. 2 miles away); Primm Historic Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Boiling Spring Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); Ida Allen McKay (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

2. Carothers Family Marker

The Carothers Cool Springs House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020

3. The Carothers Cool Springs House

Carothers Family Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 28, 2020

4. Carothers Family Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 163 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on December 21, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.