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

March To Freedom

 
 
United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 25, 2021
1. United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker
Inscription.
United States Colored Troops (USCT)
1863-1865

Feedom
Liberty
Equality

The Union Forever

 
Erected 2021.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansWar, US Civil.
 
Location. 35° 55.492′ N, 86° 52.136′ W. Memorial is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 3rd Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 303 Main St, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Franklin’s Civil War Sites
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(here, next to this marker); Reconstruction (here, next to this marker); The Franklin Riot of 1867 (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) (a few steps from this marker); The Battle of Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Franklin Town Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Confederate Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
 
Also see . . .  March to Freedom. Wikipedia (Submitted on October 26, 2021.) 
 
United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 25, 2021
2. United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker
United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 25, 2021
3. United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker
United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 25, 2021
4. United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker
United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 25, 2021
5. United States Colored Troops (USCT) 1863-1865 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 25, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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