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Williamson County Jail

 
 
Williamson County Jail 1905 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, 2021
1. Williamson County Jail 1905 Marker
Inscription.
Williamson
County Jail
1905
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
 
Location. 35° 55.67′ N, 86° 52.076′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Bridge Street 0.1 miles east of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Bridge St, 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 walking distance of this marker: Williamson County Jails / The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Harpeth River Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harpeth Square / Harpeth Square and Historic Neighbors (about 600 feet away); Old Factory Store (about 700 feet away); St. Philip Catholic Church (about 700 feet away); John H. Eaton (about 800 feet away); Original St. Philip Catholic Church (about 800 feet away); Perkins-Howarth House (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
 
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Williamson County Jail 1905 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, 2021
2. Williamson County Jail 1905 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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