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

Bingham

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, January 31, 2021

1. Bingham Marker

Inscription. 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 at the intersection of Boyd Mill Pike and Old Hillsboro Road (Tennessee Route 46), on the right when traveling east on Boyd Mill Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3351 Boyd Mill Pike, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

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 586 times since then and 54 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.