Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
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Knies Blacksmith Shop
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Home Bank & Trust Company
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 1, 2021
1. Did You Know? / Knies Blacksmith Shop / Home Bank & Trust Company Marker (Side A)
Did You Know? Jess Church the Barber advertised hot and cold baths in March 1913. He was the owner of one of the first barbershops in Winchester in the basement below the Home Bank and Trust Company. His shop had a bathtub and men would stop in for a daily shave and some would take a bath because they did not own a bathtub.
Knies Blacksmith Shop Casper J. Knies, a blacksmith who branched out into carriage and wagon making, operated a shop combined with a livery stable in Winchester. Mr. Knies was joined in business by sons John and Charles F. Knies, who continued the business as Charles F. Knies and Company. The old building was razed in 1998.
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Did You Know? The Tennessee Legislature in 1901 authorized Winchester to issue bonds to construct a water works and power plant. With the construction of the Loop Power Plant on Elk River some six and one-half miles north of the Public Square, Winchester became the first town in Tennessee to have a hydroelectric plant.
Home Bank & Trust Company The Home Bank came to town in 1889 and erected a two-story building, which now houses Coldwell Banker Lynch-Rigsby Auction & Realty and other businesses. In 1902 the bank built the sandstone building on the square's northwestern corner.
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Location. 35° 11.211′ N, 86° 6.774′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Tennessee, in Franklin County. It is on North Jefferson Street south of 2nd Avenue NE, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 North Jefferson Street, Winchester TN 37398, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. 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 walking distance of this marker: Built 1947 (a few steps from this marker); Built 1958 (a few steps from this marker); Built 1894 (a few steps from this marker); Built 1919 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1930 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1935 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1902 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 1, 2021
2. Did You Know? / Knies Blacksmith Shop / Home Bank & Trust Company Marker (Side B)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 1, 2021
3. Did You Know? / Knies Blacksmith Shop / Home Bank & Trust Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
