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

Ash Grove

Photographed by Kevin W., June 19, 2024

1. Ash Grove Marker

Inscription. Ash Grove community in Sawyer's Bend of the Harpeth River was known for its Union bridge, built jointly by Davidson and Williamson Counties. Burned during the Civil War, the bridge was replaced in 1881. Before being washed away in the flood of 1948, it was the last covered bridge on the Harpeth. The Armstrong, Cator Davis, Hill, Hulme, Moran, Morris, Pearre, Phipps, Sawyer, Stockett, and Vaughan families were prominent here. Ash Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church was built in 1893 on land donated by Dempsey R. Sawyer. With its closing in 1967, and the earlier closing of the public school in 1946, the community lost most of its identity.

Erected 1998 by Williamson County Historical Marker.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 36° 1.662′ N, 86° 55.596′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Old Natchez Trace just south of Sneed Road West, on the left when

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traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2541 Old Natchez Trace, Franklin TN 37069, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Motheral-Ring Family of Locust Guard (approx. 1½ miles away); Motheral/Moran House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Devon Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); Devon Farm Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Samuel Claybrook Locke (approx. 2.3 miles away); Grassland Community (approx. 2.4 miles away); Old Harding Pike (approx. 2.4 miles away); Edwin Warner Park (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 7, 2021

2. Ash Grove Marker

Photographed by Kevin W., June 19, 2024

3. Ash Grove Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,276 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Historical photos of the church building and the covered bridge. • Can you help?