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Campbell School House

 
 
Campbell School House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 23, 2022
1. Campbell School House Marker
Inscription.
Built in 1858
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
 
Location. 35° 55.275′ N, 86° 52.661′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on West Main Street (Tennessee Route 246) east of 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1014 West Main Street, 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: Campbell-Harms House (within shouting distance of this marker); Turley-Marshall House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scruggs-Turner House (about 400 feet away); Whitehall (about 500 feet away); Green-Moore House (about 500 feet away); Boxmere (approx. 0.2 miles away); McLemore-Apple House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hearn-McNeely House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
 
Regarding Campbell School House. Brothers Andrew and Patrick Campbell operated the Franklin Male
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Academy in this building from 1858 until the 1890s. It also was used as field hospital after the Battle of Franklin in 1864.
 
Campbell School House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 23, 2022
2. Campbell School House
Marker is located at the right of the door, behind the bush.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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