Winchester in Franklin County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bates Foods / Franklin County Library
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Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022
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Bates Foods, also, Franklin County Library. Did you know?. In July 1942, during World War II, Copeland Grocery and Market announced the discontinuance of delivery service due to the scarcity of help and Government regulations restricting the use of truck delivery. A taxi service and sandwich stand was at the back of the store. New owners in 1944 were Crawford and Grant, who soon sold their business to H/G. Hill Company. In December 1965, H. G. Hill opened a new store at the intersection of North Porter Street and Dinah Shore Boulevard. H. G. Hill Store had been operating a food market for over 35 years in downtown Winchester before the relocation. , Discover Winchester , Bates Foods, In 1965, H. G. Hill Store, which had been operating a food market in Winchester for over 35 years, opened a new super store on South Porter Street and the east corner at the intersection of 1st Avenue N.E. The store eventually became Bates Associated Foods, Incorporated, named for Frank Bates, former chairman of the board for Bi-Rite Foods. , In July 1941, materials and equipment were placed for the new $100,000 concrete bridge that was erected at the foot of Seventh Avenue (now First Avenue, N.E.), the southern terminal of the military road from Tullahoma to Winchester. R. E. Luckado, superintendent for Foster and Creighton Company, supervised the construction and maintained an office at the Home Bank and Trust Company building downtown. , Discover Winchester , Franklin County Library, Established by the Business and Professional Women's Club in 1925, the library used rooms in church basements, dwelling houses, the courthouse, and the former Presbyterian Church USA, presently owned by the Winchester Masonic Lodge on the corner of the Public Square. Trace your heritage with the assistance of trained volunteers waiting to help you at the Franklin County Historical Society downstairs.
In July 1942, during World War II, Copeland Grocery &
Market announced the discontinuance of delivery service
due to the scarcity of help and Government regulations
restricting the use of truck delivery. A taxi service and
sandwich stand was at the back of the store. New owners
in 1944 were Crawford and Grant, who soon sold their
business to H/G. Hill Company. In December 1965,
H. G. Hill opened a new store at the intersection of
North Porter Street and Dinah Shore Boulevard.
H. G. Hill Store had been operating a food market for
over 35 years in downtown Winchester before
the relocation.
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Bates Foods
In 1965, H. G. Hill Store, which had been operating
a food market in Winchester for over 35 years, opened
a new super store on
South Porter Street and
the east corner at
the intersection of
1st Avenue N.E.
The store eventually
became Bates Associated
Foods, Incorporated,
named for Frank Bates,
former chairman of the
board for Bi-Rite Foods.
In July 1941, materials and equipment were placed for
the new $100,000 concrete bridge that was erected at the
foot of Seventh Avenue (now First Avenue, N.E.), the
southern terminal of the military road from Tullahoma to
Winchester. R. E. Luckado, superintendent for Foster
and Creighton Company, supervised
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the construction and
maintained an office at the Home Bank and
Trust Company building downtown.
Discover Winchester
Franklin County Library
Established by the Business and Professional Women's Club
in 1925, the library used rooms in church basements,
dwelling houses, the
courthouse, and the
former Presbyterian
Church USA, presently
owned by the
Winchester Masonic
Lodge on the corner of
the Public Square.
Trace your heritage with
the assistance of trained
volunteers waiting to
help you at the Franklin
County Historical
Society downstairs.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 35° 11.27′ N, 86° 6.631′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Tennessee, in Franklin County. Marker is on Dinah Shore Boulevard (U.S. 41A) north of North Porter Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345 Dinah Shore Blvd, Winchester TN 37398, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 25, 2022
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 25 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.