Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bingham
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, January 31, 2021
1. Bingham Marker
Among the early landowners in this once-flourishing community on Old Hillsboro Road
were members of the Boyd, Carter, Haley, Hughes, Poynor, Reynolds, Rodgers, Short
and Stone families. Bingham boasted Boyd's Mill on the West Harpeth, a federally licensed distillery on Stillhouse Hollow Road, Lehew's saw mill, Hog Eye Church, Charley Gray's and McMillan's stores, Blankenship's blacksmith shop, Bingham School, and a post office from 1884 until 1907. The boyhood home of Matthew Fontaine Maury, Pathfinder of the Seas, was located one mile to the southeast. From 1843 until 1933, the County Poorhouse was
located one mile west.Erected 1997 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 35° 55.525′ N, 86° 58.279′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. William Irby Boyd Homestead ca. 1807 (approx. ¼ mile away); Boyd's Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike / Franklin's Water Supply (approx. 2 miles away); Glass Mounds Archaeological Site (approx. 2.2 miles away); Leiper's Fork (approx. 2.3 miles away); Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro Methodist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Boyd Mill Pike / Franklin-South Harpeth Turnpike (approx. 2.6 miles away); Leiper's Fork Church of Christ (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, January 31, 2021
2. Bingham Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 224 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
