North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Franklin County

Established 1807 553 Square Miles

— County Seat Winchester —

Franklin County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

1. Franklin County Marker

Inscription. This county commemorates patriot, diplomat, and inventor Benjamin Franklin. The university of the South at Sewanee “has had marked influence on the religious thought and general culture of the entire South.”James Agee, author of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, attended nearby St. Andrews School. Coves, mineral springs, natural bridges, waterfalls, and Cumberland Mountain vistas in the east complement the TVA Tims Ford Lake in the west. Pop singer Dinah Shore was born, in Winchester.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions.

Location. 36° 10.27′ N, 86° 47.226′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It can be reached from 6th Avenue North 0.1 miles north of Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 999-837 6th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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: Rutherford County (here, next to this marker); Wilson County (here, next to this marker); Cheatham County (here, next to this marker); Lincoln County (here, next to this marker); Coffee County (here, next to this marker); Bedford County

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(here, next to this marker); Williamson County (here, next to this marker); Maury County (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Franklin County Marker (in the back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022

2. Franklin County Marker (in the back)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.