Leiper's Fork in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro Methodist Church
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 23, 2022
1. Bank of Leiper's Fork Marker
Inscription.
Bank of Leiper's Fork, also, Hillsboro Methodist Church. .
Bank of Leiper's Fork. The Bank of Leiper's Fork was organized in 1911 with a capital stock of $10,000. Bank officials included President Bennett Hunter, Vice President P.O. Hassell and Cashier W.L. Pinkerton. Board members in 1932 included M.A. Meacham, J.C. Green, J.W. Sullivan, John Locke, H.L. Green, H.M. Cotton, G.A. Gore, and W.H. Bizwell. The bank closed on November 26, 1932 due to unprofitable returns, without loss to depositors or stockholders. The brick bank building burned in 1992 previously housing the cabinet shop of Ben Wilkes, stores owned by Gus Carl, J.T. Kelley and Carl McMillan and service stations operated by Fulton Stutts, Fred Conner, Herbert Furlough, Raymond Earl Howell, Albert Lee Ford, George “Buster” Pewitt and Ricky Binkley.,
Hillsboro United Methodist Church. In 1910 the congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Leiper's Fork purchased a lot for the sum of $500. Over the next year, the current brick sanctuary, featuring a bell tower and front gable, was constructed. In 1939, the name changed to Hillsboro Methodist Church with the merger of the northern and southern Methodists. The current name dates from 1968 when the Methodists and United Brethren merged. Though electricity was added in 1942, the building remained largely unchanged until 1962 when the annex was built. Fellowship Hall was added in 1989. The memorial stained glass windows were installed in the early 1990s. The church is located 100 yards to the west.
Bank of Leiper's Fork
The Bank of Leiper's Fork was organized in 1911 with a capital stock of $10,000. Bank officials included President Bennett Hunter, Vice President P.O. Hassell and Cashier W.L. Pinkerton. Board members in 1932 included M.A. Meacham, J.C. Green, J.W. Sullivan, John Locke, H.L. Green, H.M. Cotton, G.A. Gore, and W.H. Bizwell. The bank closed on November 26, 1932 due to unprofitable returns, without loss to depositors or stockholders. The brick bank building burned in 1992 previously housing the cabinet shop of Ben Wilkes, stores owned by Gus Carl, J.T. Kelley and Carl McMillan and service stations operated by Fulton Stutts, Fred Conner, Herbert Furlough, Raymond Earl Howell, Albert Lee Ford, George “Buster” Pewitt and Ricky Binkley.
Hillsboro United Methodist Church
In 1910 the congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Leiper's Fork purchased a lot for the sum of $500. Over the next year, the current brick sanctuary, featuring a bell tower and front gable, was constructed. In 1939, the name changed to Hillsboro Methodist Church with the merger of the northern and southern Methodists. The current name dates from 1968 when the Methodists and United Brethren merged. Though electricity was added in 1942, the building remained largely unchanged
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until 1962 when the annex was built. Fellowship Hall was added in 1989. The memorial stained glass windows were installed in the early 1990s. The church is located 100 yards to the west.
Erected 2005 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 53.74′ N, 86° 59.87′ W. Marker is in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Hillsboro Road (Tennessee Route 46) and Old State Highway 96 West, on the right when traveling west on Old Hillsboro Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro United Methodist Church Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, December 8, 2012
4. Hillsboro Methodist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
