Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
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Winchester City Hall
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022
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In December 1938, an aged man died at the City Hall in Winchester. The only means of identification was a Bible In his pocket. The old man came to City Hall Saturday night and gained permission to stay until Sunday morning. The attending physician pronounced his death due to pneumonia.
A first-class marble, granite, and stone works, known as Winchester Marble Works, was opened by Lewis D. Webbi of Chattanooga on the east side of Ramsey & Hines Livery Stable on Main Street. In October 1911, Lewis M. Hines and wife Nannie Hines sold to the United States of America for $4,350 this property conveyed to them by George Bentram in 1893 and by T. F. and Roberta Ramsey in 1902. A new United States Post Office was erected on the lot and the cornerstone inscribed "William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, Oscar Wenderoth, Supervising Architect,
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 35° 11.133′ N, 86° 6.782′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Tennessee, in Franklin County. It is on South High Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 S High St, 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 1914 (here, next to this marker); Winchester's Civil War Sites (a few steps from this marker); Built 1903 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1911 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Built 1903 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1920 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1900 (within shouting distance of this marker); Built 1906 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
