Once a thriving community, Owen Hill was home to Peter, Richard. and Greenberry Owen, pioneer tobacconists, who came to Williamson County in 1817. Confederate surgeon Dr. Urban G. Owen began practicing medicine here in 1859. In 1850 this site, upon . . . — — Map (db m164908) HM
The early settlement of “Petersburg” was granted a post office in 1858. At that time, the village’s name was changed to Arrington for the nearby creek. Among the early families were Buchanan, Couch, Crockett, Duff, King, Morris, . . . — — Map (db m112079) HM
Born 1/2 mile southwest, Dr. Robison spent his boyhood in this community. He taught at
Battle Ground Academy, Memphis State College, and Vanderbilt University. While he was State Librarian and Archivist, a new library and archives building was . . . — — Map (db m165084) HM
As early as 1804 Peter Cartwright, William McKendree, and Jacob Young were preaching the
Methodist doctrine in southeastern Williamson County. In 1815 Kings' Chapel was constructed as an outgrowth of their campground meetings. In 1849, the . . . — — Map (db m166376) HM
Kings’ Chapel Cemetery
This sacred burial ground of 48 poles by 100 poles was donated by Major William Edmondson to the trustees of Kings’ Chapel, as mentioned in a deed of 1843 between Robert and Thomas Edmondson to William King. Though the . . . — — Map (db m112080) HM
Country music singer, songwriter, actor, film producer, television and radio host, and vintner, Kix Brooks came to prominence as one half of country music's most successful duo of all time, Brooks & Dunn.
Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III was born in . . . — — Map (db m178375) HM
Robert Ozburn was born in 1755 in York County,
PA, where his family settled after emigrating
from Scotland. The family moved to Mecklenburg,
NC, where he enlisted in the NC Militia and
served in several companies during the Revolutionary War . . . — — Map (db m149869) HM
This village dates from about 1800 and was first called Hardeman Cross Roads. After 1849 it took the name of the Methodist Church and became known as Triune. Prior to the Civil War, Triune was a flourshing center of commerce and agriculture. Known . . . — — Map (db m32798) HM
Buried here are the following 48 Confederate veterans who have been identified: J.S.C. Bain, T.M.Baker, I.J. Battle, Dr. T.J.Bennett, J.C. Bostick, M.H. Bostick, T.H.Caldwell, J.W. Carroll, Thomas Chambers, W.R. Cherry, Dr. J.G.Cook, W.W.Crockett, . . . — — Map (db m32813) HM
The Triune United Methodist Church's origin goes back to King's Chapel, organized ca. 1815 a mile west. A brick building was built here in 1849 on the then-new highway. The Church was named Triune and the village, previously known as Hardeman Cross . . . — — Map (db m202650) HM
This church was organized on October 13, 1804 with forty-six members including fourteen African-Americans. Early families to worship here were Clayton, Davis, Fleming, Hill, Hyde, Jordon, McKnight, McFadden, and Pate. The site was donated by John D. . . . — — Map (db m112078) HM
This house was built on a 640 acre North Carolina land grant awarded in 1793 posthumously to Captain James Leiper for his bravery in defending settlers at Fort Nashboro. He was killed in the Battle of the Bluffs in 1781. He married Susannah Drake in . . . — — Map (db m165997) HM
Samuel McCutchen, Charles Brown, and Samuel Edmiston settled here before 1800. Thomas W. Stockett, who built a mill on Little Harpeth River, came by 1802. Near the intersection of Beech Creek Road and the Nashville-Hillsboro Turnpike were various . . . — — Map (db m149816) HM
The City of Brentwood, the Brentwood Historic
Commission and the community raised funds for its
preservation and restoration. The project included
replacing the roof, masonry repairs, restoring windows
and doors, and resetting stone . . . — — Map (db m166003) HM
Founded in 1851, the Brentwood United Methodist
Church was located on Frierson Street. The building was destroyed by a storm in 1884, and the church was moved to Church Street onto land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Moore. That building was . . . — — Map (db m146424) HM
Innovation and Sustainability in the 1800's
Ravenswood plantation had great examples of the latest in water harvesting and refrigeration during the 1800's. Cisterns and root cellars played very important roles in the day to day life on many . . . — — Map (db m166382)
The two-story log part of this house was built ca. 1830's by James Carothers. His son, Dr. Robert Blake Carothers, added the frame addition in the 1870's. Originally located on Mallory Road, it was moved to this site by the City of Brentwood in 1993 . . . — — Map (db m149861) HM
Cottonport stands on the site of Mayfield Station, a fort constructed as protection from Indian raids. Built on the site of an Indian town, the station was attacked by Indians in 1788. John Frost, later a captain in the War of 1812, came here from . . . — — Map (db m151478) HM
Davidson County
Established 1783; named in honor of
Brig. Gen. William Lee Davidson
of North Carolina. Distinguished officer in the Revolutionary War. Served with the Army at Valley Forge. Fought at the Battle of King's Mountain. Killed in . . . — — Map (db m149818) HM
One of the essentials for locating a house in pioneer times was for it to be near a source of water. This stone springhouse covered a free flowing spring that furnished water for the Edmondson family who lived here for over 100 years. John Edmondson . . . — — Map (db m181475) HM
This barn, circa 1820, was used as a grain storage facility or corn crib for the family farm. In the late 1800's, the property belonged to the Fly Family who ran a successful dairy in what is now Elmbrooke.
By WWII, the property belonged to the . . . — — Map (db m166383) HM
Forge Seat was built in 1808 by Samuel Crockett III, one of a large family of Crocketts who settled on extensive tracts of land in this area during the late 1700's. The house took its name from an iron forge on the property where Crockett and his . . . — — Map (db m54042) HM
With two brigades of Cavalry in a widely separated encircling or "Pincer" maneuver on the night of March 24, 1863, Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest raided deep behind Federal lines. He completely captured the Federal garrison of 785 officers and . . . — — Map (db m149824) HM
This Revolutionary War officer and Methodist leader
settled and built his home here in 1799. He was influential in establishing Methodism on the Tennessee frontier and founded the Liberty Methodist Church
one mile east. The Western Conference of . . . — — Map (db m149864) HM
This residence stands upon the northern part of a
717 acre plantation granted in 1799 to Green Hill,
Revolutionary War Colonel, philanthropist, and
Methodist preacher. His daughter, Lucy Hicks Hill,
married Joshua Cannon, also a . . . — — Map (db m182857) HM
Green Hill (Nov. 3, 1741-Sept. 11, 1826) moved
from North Carolina to the large plantation of which this is a center in 1799. Hill was
a Revolutionary War Colonel, generous philanthropist, and a Methodist preacher for over 50 years. On Oct. 1-7, . . . — — Map (db m149862) HM
When slaves were freed in 1865, many of them left local plantations and settled just east of the village of Brentwood. Because of its rocky terrain, the area became known as Hardscuffle. There African-Americans organized churches. schools, and . . . — — Map (db m163072) HM
This church is built on ground donated by Samuel McCutchen, a Revolutionary War veteran who received it as part of a land grant. O. B. Hayes served as the first
pastor: David Bell and Robert McCutchen were elders, and James McCutcheon was . . . — — Map (db m149817) HM
For 100 years, the "Cator-McClanahan" plantation was the focal point of life for the inhabitants of this area. The land was developed by Levin Cator in 1823 and became known as "Highland View". It was later inherited by his son Moses in 1848. Near . . . — — Map (db m159940) HM
Buried in this cemetery are Gersham Hunt (1765-1818) and his wife Sarah Orton Hunt and their descendants. Gersham Hunt was the son of Jonathan Hunt, one of the founders of the Jersey Colony of North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m220685) HM
Johnson Chapel was established about 1803 on part of Col. Thomas McCrory's property purchased by Maj. John Johnston in 1796. His son Matthew Johnston built the first church here. The land on which that log church stood was deeded to the
trustees of . . . — — Map (db m164727) HM
This house was built by Major Andrew Crockett, planter and gunsmith, who came here with his family in the late 1700's. He was the ancestor of several Crockett families who lived in the area. The house is built on a Revolutionary War Grant to Major . . . — — Map (db m166386) HM
The school was founded as a private academy in the 1860's by Professor William Lipscomb, brother of David Lipscomb, founder of David Lipscomb University. Students were attracted to the school from the local area as well as from other parts of the . . . — — Map (db m145738) HM
David and William McEwen were two of the first white settlers with families in this area. They set aside this family cemetery on land acquired by William in 1789 and David in 1800. William, born in Scotland 1744, emigrated with his family to Penn. . . . — — Map (db m166411) HM
A short distance east of this marker is the site of the Midway Plantation slave cemetery which holds the remains of many of the African Americans who labored on the 1,000 acre
plantation in the bonds of slavery during the mid-nineteenth century. By . . . — — Map (db m149826) HM
Mooreland is built on a land grant to Revolutionary War soldier, General Robert Irvin, upon which his daughter and husband, James Moore, settled in 1807. The original log house stood northeast of Mooreland, which was begun in 1838 by their son, . . . — — Map (db m164729) HM
Owen Chapel Church of Christ, established July 24, 1857, continued to meet during the Civil War in a log cabin east of this site. The present building was completed in 1867 on land donated by James C. Owen. Early ministers included Elisha G. Sewell, . . . — — Map (db m159942) HM
Below are the names of African-Americans buried here, some of whom were born during slavery, and others who were descendents of emancipated slaves. Several graves are unmarked, but known to be interred here. Birth and death dates are from a . . . — — Map (db m151440) HM
Brentwood City Commission
Brian Joe Sweeney, Mayor · Paul Webb, Vice Mayor
Anne Dunn · Joe Reagan · Regina Smithson
Brentwood Historic Commission
Diane Sylvis, Chair · Tracey Blackwell · Arlene Cooke
Carole Crigger · Betsy . . . — — Map (db m202664) HM
Sneed Acres was established as a plantation in 1798 by James Sneed (1764-1853) and wife, Bethenia Harden Perkins Sneed (1770-1812). They came to this area from Halifax County, Virginia. Three original buildings remain on this site with a portion . . . — — Map (db m151476) HM
What's the Significance?
Spring houses were very vital to early settlers as a protected source of natural clean drinking water and a means to preserve food. Reliable springs helped determine the location of farm and plantation homes prior to . . . — — Map (db m166380)
Once five significant mounds marked the site of an ancient Indian village here. The mounds were between Little Harpeth River and a branch of the Boiling Spring. When the four burial mounds were excavated in 1895 and again in 1920 artifacts were . . . — — Map (db m164107) HM
When this subdivision was being developed in 1964, ancient Native American remains were discovered. Work was halted until archaeologists explored the site. They found that a Mississippian culture had flourished in a village near here for 500 years . . . — — Map (db m164739) HM
• 1925 - WSM radio hits the air waves for the first time. The first live broadcast featured Governor Austin Peay, the Francis Craig Orchestra and the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
• 1927 - The WSM Barn Dance, started in 1925, is renamed "The Grand Ole . . . — — Map (db m234959) HM
This station began operation October 5, 1932, the anniversary of WSM's founding in 1925 by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company of Nashville. WSM-AM operates on a clear channel frequency of 650 kilohertz with power of 50,000 watts. It . . . — — Map (db m145744) HM
Side A Originally named Williamsburg, later Shaw, the village's name was changed to Burwood, a title taken from Mrs. Humphrey Ward's novel, "Robert Elsmere." Rev. John Pope, a Revolutionary War veteran, built his home, Eastview, here in . . . — — Map (db m98515) HM
Arno Community
Arno was named by a U.S. Postal official after a river in Italy. The name has long outlasted the post office, which closed in 1908. Arno had a public school from 1893 until 1947. At the crossroads there was a country store . . . — — Map (db m164903) HM
On March 31, 1860, Dr. Samuel Webb deeded
the land for College Grove Methodist Episcopal
Church South and a seminary for young ladies.
The present Victorian structure was erected in
1888 by T. G. Slate. Two pioneer circuit riders
who served . . . — — Map (db m163079) HM
Once called Harpeth, then Poplar Grove, this area was settled about 1800 by the Allison, Cannon, Ogilvie and Wilson families. Home to Congressman Meredith Gentry and William Demonbreun, son of pioneer Timothy Demonbreun, the town's name was changed . . . — — Map (db m149762) HM
Laban Hartley, Jr. built a stone house here ca. 1818 and operated a tavern for which this community was named. Mt. Pisgah, located 1/2 mile southwest, was used as a reference point when surveyors created the 1783 Military Reservation line, which . . . — — Map (db m149768) HM
Edwards Grove Church
On September 27, 1873, Mr. James
Edwards conveyed to the Methodist
Episcopal Church of the South two
acres of land.
"For the love I have for the cause of
Jesus Christ and an earnest desire to
promote his heritage on earth . . . — — Map (db m164910) HM
In memory of
Gideon Riggs 1790-1871
and his wives
Mary Reynolds 1798-1825
Sophia Campbell 1801-1836
Catherine F. Holden 1815-1865
All their graves are here except Catherine F. Holden's which is in Arkansas. His farm included . . . — — Map (db m151041) HM
This historic cemetery is the resting place for an impressive number of Revolutionary War soldiers. Thought to be buried here are the remains of these patriots who fought in our War of Independence: David Gillespie (1761-1835) of N.C., Thomas . . . — — Map (db m164781) HM
0.7 mile. The grave of this combat veteran and statesman is on the land to which his father, a Revolutionary veteran, brought his family from North Carolina in 1791. In addition to his distinguished military record, he was twice a member of Congress . . . — — Map (db m83167) HM
This property was settled by William and Mary Harris Ogilvie, who came to this area via ox wagons from Granville County, N.C. during the late 1790s. Their nine children - Harris, Sarah, Smith, Kimbrough, John, William, Patty, Richard, and Nancy - . . . — — Map (db m149764) HM
The Reed family operated the store from 1862 until
1939. Jerome Reed and brothers, William Caleb and
Winfield Scott, started it in the home of William
Tucker, their grandfather. It later moved to a
building closer to the home and as commerce . . . — — Map (db m164779) HM
Located 110 yards west at crossing of Fishing Ford or Riggs Rd., oldest traveled thoroughfare in Middle Tennessee, and old Columbia or Flat Creek Rd. Old village compound consisted of a brick house, post office, blacksmith shop, and store on about . . . — — Map (db m151006) HM
The cemetery, which had its beginning in 1826, is
located one-half mile south. William Rucker, Sr.
(1760-1826), a Revolutionary War veteran, was the
first person buried in the cemetery. Also buried
there are his son, William Rucker, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m164906) HM
Shadowed on the southwest by Pull-Tight Hill and bisected by Arno Road, the Cove was home to the Biggers, Bizzell, Clendenin, Connell, Crafton, Creswell, Farrar, Graham, Ladd, Rickman, Simmons, Skinner, Watson, White, and Wilson families. On May . . . — — Map (db m149766) HM
This stone stack marks the eastern-most site of a significant state industry that ran along the Western Highland Rim where 33 iron furnaces were in blast by 1847. Tennessee produced over 50,000 tons of pig iron by 1856, and often led the south in . . . — — Map (db m202655) HM
With her innovative ecology practices, Dr. Evangeline Bowie transformed this area from a
washed-out, barren wasteland into a rich woodland and passed it along to her neighbors
in Fairview. With the help of the financial acumen of her sister, Anna . . . — — Map (db m166399) HM
Horn Tavern Springs
About 1809, an enterprising young man built a
tavern at this location. It was called Horn Tavern
because of its unique sign. Animals were painted on
both sides of the door which was topped with large
elk, deer, ram, . . . — — Map (db m205493) HM
Hudgins Cemetery
Established in 1876 by William J. Hudgins at the
burial of his son Felix and later deeded for a community burial ground in 1900. Hudgins Cemetery now encompasses 5.5 acres with additional donations of land from the Stinson, . . . — — Map (db m205507) HM
Jingo Post Office Barren was the first post office in the First District, established September 7, 1839 with Isaac Toomey as postmaster. Other First District post offices were Christiana, 1858-1880; Basin Springs, 1858-1905; Naomi, 1881-1905; . . . — — Map (db m170561) HM
Marion’s Rifles, CSA
In May 1861 over 50 men from the 1st District of Williamson County traveled to Franklin and enlisted in Company H of the 20th Tennessee Confederate Infantry Regiment. Company H was nicknamed Marion's Rifles. This . . . — — Map (db m162883) HM
The Civil War touched this house. Here, Sept. 2, 1864, the mortally wounded Brig. Gen. John H. Kelly, CSA, was brought here after the affair between his cavalry division and Federals under Brig. Gen. James D. Brownlow. He was buried in the garden, . . . — — Map (db m136181) HM
The 125th O.V.I. was formed at Camp Cleveland, Ohio in August of 1862. The regiment was stationed in Franklin in the spring of 1863. On November 30, 1864, the 125th were in reserve 150 yards north of the Carter house with Opdycke’s brigade. Without . . . — — Map (db m135349) HM
The 183rd Ohio was mustered into Federal Service November 13, 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio. With 700 officers and enlisted men present, it arrived at Rutherford Creek on November 28th and was engaged in skirmishing at Spring Creek the following day. . . . — — Map (db m135441) HM
Made and presented to Confederate Memorial Park by Harold Winstead
in honor of his ancestor, Samuel Winstead, in whose honor this hill was named
and who is buried 200 yds. NW of this location. — — Map (db m168226) WM
This regiment was organized in the late summer and early fall of 1864. It was commanded by Col. Robert C. Bradshaw, a veteran officer who had seen prior action at Lexington and Shiloh. The 44th Missouri was shipped to Tennessee to help defend . . . — — Map (db m193498) HM
For the Union, 1863 brought the Emancipation Proclamation, victory at Gettysburg, and the capturing of the Mississippi River. Federal forces continued their drive toward Atlanta in hopes of ending the war altogether. But on March 5th, seven miles . . . — — Map (db m103335) HM
To assist the newly freed with court cases, education, and housing, Congress formed the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1865. An additional goal of the Bureau was to help create labor contracts between white landowners and the formerly enslaved. In October . . . — — Map (db m189007) HM
Abram Maury (1766-1825) came to this area from Virginia in 1797 to settle on 640 acres he purchased from Major Anthony Sharpe. In 1798, he reserved a square-shaped area of 109 acres for a town he intended to name Marthasville for his wife. Instead, . . . — — Map (db m50694) HM
(preface)
This walkway traces the route that the men of Confederate Gen. Thomas M. Scott’s brigade took in the Battle of Franklin. Read below to see what it was like then and to follow in their footsteps
Distance to Union Lines: 1,200 . . . — — Map (db m103665) HM
(preface)
This walkway traces the route that the men of Confederate Gen. Thomas M. Scott’s brigade took in the Battle of Franklin. Read below to see what it was like then and to follow in their footsteps
Distance to Union Lines: 1,500 . . . — — Map (db m103667) HM
(preface)
This walkway traces the route that the men of Confederate Gen. Thomas Scott’s brigade took in the Battle of Franklin. Read below to see what it was like then and to follow in their footsteps
Distance to Union Main Line: 1,000 . . . — — Map (db m105086) HM
African-American Schools in Franklin
From 1888 until 1967, African-American students were educated on this site. First known as Claiborne Institute in honor of Prof. Willis Claiborne (1862-1892), later schools here were known as Franklin . . . — — Map (db m149647) HM
In memory of the men of Alabama who bravely fought and died at the Battle of Franklin and Nashville
Alabama Infantry Regiments
1st 10th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 22nd 23rd 24th
25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th
35th . . . — — Map (db m147004) WM
This complex of ten depression-era buildings, with a total of 310,000 square feet, housed four different factories over its industrial lifetime. The buildings were built for the Allen Manufacturing Co. (stove manufacturers) in 1929. More than . . . — — Map (db m69023) HM
On his return from New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
gave a brass cannon to Franklin
A part of his soldiery camped here
on their way to New Orleans. — — Map (db m61730) HM WM
(front)
The Battle of Franklin was the most tragic chapter of the Army of Tennessee. These were battle-hardened veterans. They knew the enemy they faced and the strength of their defenses. Honor, Valor, Patriotism, Devotion to Duty, and . . . — — Map (db m148704) HM
Ash Grove community in Sawyer's Bend of the Harpeth River was known for its Union bridge, built jointly by Davidson and Williamson Counties. Burned during the Civil War, the bridge was replaced in 1881. Before being washed away in the flood of 1948, . . . — — Map (db m165627) HM
(preface)
In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman’s supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman’s “March to the . . . — — Map (db m70660) HM
(obverse)
Attack On The Union Left
Confederate Regiments from Brig. Gen. Thomas Scott's, Brig. Gen. John Adams', and Brig. Gen. Winfield Featherstons's Brigades of Maj. Gen. William Loring's Division advanced under artillery fire . . . — — Map (db m40107) HM
Maj. Gen. Wm. B. Bate’s division consisted of Smith’s Tennessee-Georgia, Bullock’s Florida and Jackson’s Georgia brigades. The division, struck the main line west of Brown’s Division, their right in the locust grove and their left at the Carter’s . . . — — Map (db m137252) HM
Front:
Founded in 1889 as Battle Ground Academy, the first campus was located on the foundation of the Carter Cotton Gin on Cleburne Street, the epicenter of the Battle of Franklin in 1864. BGA, founded on the principles of Character, . . . — — Map (db m146536) HM
Founded in 1889 as Battle Ground Academy, the school was named for its original location across from the Carter House where the Battle of Franklin occurred in 1864. BGA, dedicated in an address by U.S. Senator William B. Bate, was founded on the . . . — — Map (db m151498) HM
These 24 pounder howitzer guns were used during the Civil War. The guns weigh 1500 pounds and are 69 inches long. Each gun was built by Cyrus Aiger and Company from Boston, Massachusetts in 1847. The gun's serial numbers, 184 and 186, were under . . . — — Map (db m168265) HM
Founded in 1889 as Battle Ground Academy, named for its location where the Battle of Franklin occurred in 1864, and dedicated in an address by Confederate General William B. Bate, later governor and U.S. Senator, this boys' preparatory school was . . . — — Map (db m62329) HM
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