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

Mayberry-Bailey Plantation

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2021

1. Mayberry-Bailey Plantation Marker

Inscription. Henry George Washington Mayberry (1823-1897) carved a 1,608-acre farm out of the original 5,000 acre land grant of Col. Hardy Murfree in 1848. The fertile land along Murfree's Fork provided for a rich antebellum agrarian lifestyle, complete with cotton gin, grist mill and slave quarters. Beechwood Hall, built in 1856 by master builders Byron and Jasper Lillie, is a two-story brick and stucco residence with Greek Revival and Italianate influences famous for the freestanding, spiral walnut staircase in the 40' × 60' central hall. In time. son -in-law Robert Bailey took over the farm and it remained in the family until it was sold in 1949. In 1951 country music legend Hank Williams, Sr. bought Beechwood Hall and 507 acres, but after personal setbacks he sold his country dream estate at a loss to Truman Ward the following year.

Erected 2003 by Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society

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series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 35° 51.942′ N, 86° 57.693′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Bear Creek Road 0.3 miles west of Carters Creek Pike (Tennessee Route 246), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3530 Bear Creek Rd, Franklin TN 37064, 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: Forest Hill (approx. ¾ mile away); One Land - Two Warriors - Two Grants (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hardy Murfree (approx. 1.1 miles away); Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike / Franklin's Water Supply (approx. 2.3 miles

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 24, 2021

2. Mayberry-Bailey Plantation Marker

away); Southall (approx. 2.7 miles away); Leiper's Fork (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro Methodist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Leiper's Fork Church of Christ (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,496 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 24, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.