Leiper's Fork in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bank of Leiper's Fork
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Hillsboro Methodist Church

Bank of Leiper's Fork Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 23, 2022

1. Bank of Leiper's Fork Marker

Inscription. 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.

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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.

Erected 2005 by Williamson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1865.

Location. 35° 53.74′ N, 86° 59.87′ W. Marker is in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also

Hillsboro Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 23, 2022

2. Hillsboro Methodist Church Marker

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leiper's Fork Church of Christ (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hillsboro Union Church and Public School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Leiper's Fork (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas Hart Benton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Benton's Well and Slave Cabin (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dr. George B. Hunter Farm / Along Leiper's Fork (approx. 1.4 miles away); Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike / Franklin's Water Supply (approx. 2.2 miles away); Boyd's Mill (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leiper's Fork.

Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, December 8, 2012

3. Bank of Leiper's Fork / Hillsboro United Methodist Church Marker

Hillsboro Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

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 1,124 times since then and 46 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.

Bank of Leiper's Fork⎯⎯⎯Hillsboro Methodist Church

Bank of Leiper's Fork
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Hillsboro Methodist Church