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Tennessee – Williamson County Historical Society Historical Markers

A bloody and pivotal Civil War battle. Native American settlements. Historic 200-year-old houses. These and other facets of Williamson County's rich history are chronicled by this series of markers erected by the local historical society.
 
By Darren Jefferson Clay, January 16, 2021
Owen Hill Marker
1 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arno — Owen Hill —
On Owen Hill Road east of Do Drop In Lane, on the left when traveling east.
2 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Arrington —
On Murfreesboro Rd.
3 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Kings' Chapel —
On Murfreesboro Road (Tennessee Route 96) at Meadowbrook Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on Murfreesboro Road.
4 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Kings’ Chapel Cemetery / Major William Edmondson —
Near Meadowbrook Blvd.
5 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Ozburn Hollow —
On Osburn Road at Osburn Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west on Osburn Road.
6 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Triune —
On Nolensville Road (U.S. 41) at Old Murphreesboro Road, on the right when traveling north on Nolensville Road.
7 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Triune Cemetery —
On Nolensville Road (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north.
8 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Triune United Methodist Church —
On Nolensville Road (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north on Nolensville Road.
9 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Arrington — Wilson Creek Primitive Baptist Church —
On Nolensville Rd near TN Hwy 96, on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Beechville —
On Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431) 0.1 miles north of Hillsboro Valley Road, on the right when traveling north.
11 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Cottonport —
On Old Smyrna Road 0.9 miles west of Edmondson Pike, on the right when traveling west.
12 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Forge Seat —
On Wilson Pike (Tennessee Route 252) at Crocket Road, on the right when traveling north on Wilson Pike.
13 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Green Hill —
On Green Hill Boulevard at Concord Road ( Route 253), on the right when traveling south on Green Hill Boulevard.
14 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church —
On High Lea Road at Maryland Way, on the right when traveling south on High Lea Road.
15 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Knox-Crockett House —
On Wikle Road East at Devens Drive, on the right when traveling west on Wikle Road East.
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16 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Lipscomb Elementary School —
On Concord Road (State Road 253) 0.1 miles east of Lipscomb Drive, on the right when traveling east.
17 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — McEwen Cemetery —
On Wyndchase Circle just west of Aspen Grove Drive, on the right when traveling west.
18 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Midway —
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) at Country Club Drive, on the right when traveling south on Franklin Road.
19 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Mooreland —
On Executive Center Drive 0.1 miles east of Franklin Road (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west.
20 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Owen Chapel —
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) at Jackson Lane, on the right when traveling south on Franklin Road.
21 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Sneed Acres —
On Old Smyrna Road 0.3 miles east of Jones Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
22 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — Tennessee Baptist Children's Home / David Johnston Cemetery —
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) north of Elijahs Way, on the right when traveling north.
23 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Brentwood — WSM Broadcasting Transmitter & Antenna —
On Concord Road (State Highway 253) 0.1 miles east of Lipscomb Drive, on the left when traveling east.
24 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Burwood — Burwood
On Carters Creek Pike (Tennessee Route 246) at Popes Chapel Road, on the left when traveling south on Carters Creek Pike. Reported damaged.
25 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — Arno Community/Wesley Chapel Methodist Church —
On Arno Road, on the right when traveling north.
26 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — College Grove Methodist Church —
On Horton Highway (Alternate U.S. 31) 0.1 miles north of Bellenfant Road, on the left when traveling south.
27 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — College Grove, Tennessee —
On Horton Highway (Alternate U.S. 31) at Arno-College Grove Road, on the right when traveling south on Horton Highway.
28 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — Cross Keys —
On Pulltight Hill Road at Cross Keys Road, on the right when traveling west on Pulltight Hill Road.
29 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — Moses Steele Cemetery —
On Flat Creek Road, on the left when traveling west.
30 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — Ogilvie Farm —
On Horton Highway (Alternate U.S. 31) 0.3 miles south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.
31 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — Old Reed’s Store —
On Flat Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — Riggs Cross Roads —
On Horton Highway (Alternate U.S. 31) at Flat Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on Horton Highway.
33 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — Rucker Cemetery —
On Owen Hill Road, on the right when traveling east.
34 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, College Grove — The Cove —
On Arno-Allisona Road at Pulltight Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Arno-Allisona Road.
35 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Fairview — Caney Fork Furnace —
On Caney Fork Road, on the right when traveling west.
36 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Fairview — Evangeline Bowie, M.D. — (1898 - 1992) —
On Bowie Lake Road, on the right when traveling west.
37 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Fairview — Marion’s Rifles, CSA / Baxter’s Company Tennessee Light Artillery, CSA —
On City Center Boulevard at City Center Way, on the right when traveling south on City Center Boulevard.
38 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Abram Maury —
On Founders Pointe Boulevard at New Highway 96 (State Route 96), on the right when traveling north on Founders Pointe Boulevard.
39 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Allen Manufacturing Company —
On Franklin Road north of Liberty Pike.
40 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Attack On The Union Left / Lot No. 1 in the Plan of Carnton —
On Lewisburg Avenue (U.S. 431) at Thompson Alley, on the left when traveling south on Lewisburg Avenue.
41 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Battle Ground Academy —
On Columbia Avenue (Business U.S. 31) at Everbright Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Columbia Avenue.
42 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Battle Ground Academy —
On Ernest Rice Lane, on the left when traveling east.
43 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Beasley Town / Bate's Division on the Western Flank —
On Granbury Street at Columbia Avenue (Business U.S. 31), on the left when traveling west on Granbury Street.
44 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Bending Chestnut —
On Bending Chestnut Road at Greenbriar Road, on the right when traveling north on Bending Chestnut Road.
45 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Berry’s Chapel Church of Christ —
Near South Berrys Chapel Road at Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431), on the left when traveling west.
46 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Berry’s Chapel Stone Wall / Berry's Chapel Community —
On South Berrys Chapel Road at Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431), on the left when traveling south on South Berrys Chapel Road.
47 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Bingham —
On Boyd Mill Pike at Old Hillsboro Road ( Route 46), on the right when traveling east on Boyd Mill Pike.
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48 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Boston —
On Leipers Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
49 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Boyd Mill Pike / Franklin-South Harpeth Turnpike —
On Boyd Mill Pike just south of Route 96, on the left when traveling south.
50 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Boyd's Mill —
On Boxley Valley Road 0.2 miles south of Boyd Mill Pike, on the right when traveling south.
51 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Carnton Plantation — Battle of Franklin —
On Carnton Lane south of Brandon Drive (Route 0.3), on the left when traveling south.
52 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Carothers Family —
On Carothers Parkway at Corporate Centre Drive, on the right when traveling north on Carothers Parkway.
53 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Carter Gin House
On Cleburne Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
54 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Charles C. Johnson School —
On Glass Lane 0.2 miles west of Magnolia Drive.
55 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — City Cemetery —
On 4th Avenue North just north of North Margin Street, on the right when traveling north.
56 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Clovercroft Road and Wilson Pike Area / Breezeway —
On Herbert Drive at Breezeway Lane, on the left when traveling east on Herbert Drive.
57 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Courthouse —
On Main Street (U.S. 31) at 3rd Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
58 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Cummins Street Church of Christ / Elder A.N.C. Williams (1844-1930) —
On Cummins Street, on the left when traveling south.
59 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — DeGraffenreid Cemetery —
On Glass Lane 0.1 miles Highway 96, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Edward Swanson — (1759-1840) —
On Kittrell Rd at Columbia Pike (Highway 31), on the right when traveling west on Kittrell Rd.
61 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Epworth United Methodist Church —
On Arno Road 0.3 miles west of Old Arno Road, on the left when traveling west.
62 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Ewen Cameron —
On 2nd Avenue South south of East Main Street (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling south.
63 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Ewingville / Alexander Ewing —
On Murfreesboro Road (Tennessee Route 96) 0.5 miles west of Eddy Lane, on the right when traveling east.
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64 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — First Presbyterian Church —
On Legends Club Lane 0.1 miles east of Franklin Road (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling east.
65 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Flagpole Campground / Pinewood Road —
On Pinewood Road (Tennessee Route 46) at Green Chapel Road, on the right when traveling east on Pinewood Road.
66 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Forest Hill —
On Carters Creek Pike (State Highway 246) 0.7 miles south of Bear Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
67 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Forest Home —
On Old Hillsboro Road (Tennessee Route 46) at Old Natchez Trace, on the right when traveling north on Old Hillsboro Road.
68 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Forrest’s Recapture of Freeman’s Cannons — 1st Battle of Franklin (Douglass Church) —
On Captain Freeman Parkway east of Lewisburg Pike ( Route 106), on the left when traveling east.
69 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Fort Granger —
Near Murfreesboro Road.
70 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Fort Granger Federal Garrison —
On Jamison Station Lane at Old Liberty Pike, on the right when traveling north on Jamison Station Lane.
71 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Fourth Avenue Church of Christ —
On 4th Avenue North north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
72 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin Cotton Factory and Foundry / Lillie Mills —
On 1st Avenue South 0.1 miles south of East Main Street (U.S. 31), on the left when traveling south.
73 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin Downtown Historic District —
On Public Square near Main Street.
74 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin High School Gymnasium Windows —
Near Hughes Crossing just east of Levisa Lane, on the right when traveling west.
75 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin Housing Authority (FHA)/ Reddick Street —
On Granbury Street 0.1 miles west of Columbia Avenue (Business U.S. 31), on the right when traveling west.
76 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin Interurban —
On Franklin Road (U.S. 31) at Legends Club Lane, on the right when traveling north on Franklin Road.
77 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin Noon Rotary Rodeo —
On Long Lane 0.1 miles north of Peytonsville Road, on the right when traveling north.
78 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin Railroad Depot —
On South Margin Street just east of 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling north.
79 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin Special School District — Established in 1906 —
On West Main Street west of 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling west.
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80 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin-Hillsboro Turnpike / Franklin's Water Supply —
On Southall Road just east of McMillan Road, on the right when traveling east.
81 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Franklin's Green Book Entry —
On Natchez Street just north of West Fowlkes Street, on the right when traveling north.
82 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Garrison —
On Garrison Road, on the left when traveling west.
83 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Glen Echo —
Near Ernest Rice Lane.
84 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Grassland Community —
On Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431) at Boxwood Drive, on the right when traveling south on Hillsboro Road.
85 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Greenbrier —
On Greenbriar Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
86 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Hamilton Place —
On Old Charlotte Pike East 0.3 miles south of Hamilton Branch Lane, on the left when traveling south.
87 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Hard Bargain —
On 11th Avenue North at Glass Street, on the right when traveling north on 11th Avenue North.
88 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Harpeth Square / Harpeth Square and Historic Neighbors —
On 2nd Avenue North north of East Main Street ( Route 6), on the right when traveling north.
89 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Kingfield —
On Hargrove Road 0.2 miles north of Hargrove Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
90 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Leigh-Morgan Property at Grassland —
On Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431) 0.1 miles south of J B Hood Drive, on the right when traveling south.
91 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Leiper's Fork Church of Christ —
On Old Hillsboro Road (Tennessee Route 46) east of Joseph Street, on the right when traveling east.
92 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Lewisburg Avenue Historic District —
On South Margin Street (Business U.S. 431) at Lewisburg Avenue (Business U.S. 431), on the left when traveling west on South Margin Street.
93 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Lot 60 at the Corner of Cameron & Church Street / "Bucket of Blood" Neighborhood —
On Church Street at 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
94 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Masonic Temple —
On 2nd Avenue South south of East Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
95 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Matthew Fontaine Maury — “Pathfinder of the Seas” (1806-1873) —
On Blazer Road 0.4 miles east of McMillan Road, on the left when traveling east.
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96 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Maury-Darby Building —
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 31) at 3rd Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on West Main Street.
97 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Mayberry-Bailey Plantation —
On Bear Creek Road 0.3 miles west of Carters Creek Pike ( Route 246), on the right when traveling west.
98 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — McGavock Confederate Cemetery —
Near Eastern Flank Circle 0.4 miles south of Lewisburg Pike ( Route 106), on the left when traveling west.
99 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — McGavock Family Cemetery —
Near Eastern Flank Circle 0.4 miles south of Lewisburg Pike ( Route 106), on the left when traveling west.
100 ► Tennessee, Williamson County, Franklin — Meeting of the Waters —
On Del Rio Pike east of Two Rivers Lane, on the left when traveling east.

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