Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Mountview
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 28, 2020
1. Mountview Marker
The construction of Mountview, begun in the 1850s by William Aurelius and Judith Owen Davis, was completed in 1861. Federal and Confederate armies passed Mountview on their way to Nashville after the Battle of Franklin on Nov. 30, 1864. Two weeks later, after the Battle of Nashville, the Confederates retreated southward past the house in defeat. In 1865, the plantation was sold to Ashley Bascom Rozell, Methodist minister, circuit rider, and planter. Mountview was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Erected 1991 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Williamson County Historical Society series list.
Location. 36° 0.341′ N, 86° 48.362′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Franklin Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 913 Franklin Road, Brentwood TN 37027, United 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Owen Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Midway Plantation Slave Cemetery
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 28, 2020
2. Mountview Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 28, 2020
3. Mountview
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,030 times since then and 163 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2020, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
