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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Franklin County, Tennessee
Winchester is the county seat for Franklin County
Adjacent to Franklin County, Tennessee
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On U.S. 64, 0.2 miles west of Walnut Grove Road, on the right when traveling west.
The homestead which David Crockett occupied and named in 1812 is now marked by a well standing in a field 3-1/2 miles south and to the east of this road. From here he went to the Creek War; his first wife died here. In 1816 he married Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m26872) HM
Lived here. He came to Franklin Co. in 1872 from Ohio. In 1892, with the aid of J. B. Killebrew, agricultural agent of the N. C. & St. L. RR. and former State Commissioner of Agriculture, he imported from France the first crimson clover seed, . . . — — Map (db m26828) HM
On U.S. 64 close to Maxwell Road, on the right when traveling west.
David Crockett, his first wife and their children settled on a homestead a few miles east about 1813. She died in 1815, following her husband's return from the Creek War. She is buried in an old cemetery overlooking Bean's Creek, about five miles . . . — — Map (db m26172) HM
On Cumberland Street West (U.S. 41A) at Front Street South, on the right when traveling south on Cumberland Street West.
Built in 1904, the Cowan Railroad Depot handled travelers bound for Nashville and Chattanooga, as well as Sewanee and the Cumberland Plateau, until it closed in 1971. In 1976 the depot was moved from Tennessee Avenue to its present location, now . . . — — Map (db m58253) HM
On Cumberland Street West (U.S. 41A) at Tennessee Avenue South, on the right when traveling north on Cumberland Street West.
Named in honor of Major John Cowan, early pioneer settler.
Major William Russell first settled here in 1800, his home serving as the first Court House 1807-1814.
1848-1854: N &C Railroad constructed the world's longest tunnel and steepest grade . . . — — Map (db m153777) HM
On Front Street South at Cumberland Street West (U.S. 41A), on the left when traveling south on Front Street South.
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After the Battle of Stones River ended on January 2, 1853, Union Gen. William S. Rosecrans occupied Murfreesboro. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew south to the Highland Rim to protect the rail junction at Tullahoma, Bragg’s . . . — — Map (db m75267) HM
On Front Street South at Cumberland Street West (U.S. 41A), on the left when traveling south on Front Street South.
On 4 July 1863 Union Major General Philip Sheridan’s 3rd Division (McCook’s XX Corps) was stationed here in Cowan. This was the deepest advance of Union infantry in the Tullahoma Campaign. He and his men had crossed the Elk River just above Rock . . . — — Map (db m75264) HM
On Front Street South at Cumberland Street West (U.S. 41A), on the left when traveling south on Front Street South.
In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s 43,000-man Army of Tennessee from its entrenchments at . . . — — Map (db m81535) HM
On South Main Street (Tennessee Route 41-a), on the right when traveling north.
Here was one of the earlier training camps of the Confederacy. Units training here included the 1st Tenn. Infantry (Maney) and 17th Tenn. Infantry (Newman). The area, covering the former mill settlement of Allisonia, was heavily fortified to protect . . . — — Map (db m81537) HM
On Banks Street (State Highway 97) at Alabama Street (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling east on Banks Street.
Hunter's Grocery's new brick building was constructed in 1918, by J.H. Hunter, after his old wood frame store and a large part of the town of Huntland was destroyed by fire on Aug, 9, 1917. The store provided grocery items not only for Huntland . . . — — Map (db m152117) HM
On Main Street (Tennessee Route 97) just south of Commerce Street, on the right when traveling south.
American Heroes
The Town of Huntland proudly
dedicates this memorial to the
brave men and women of our military
who unselfishly took the oath
to protect at all cost
our country, our Constitution,
and our freedom.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m152119) WM
On Route 64 at Old Salem Lexie Rd, on the right when traveling west on Route 64.
1.2 miles north. In 1810, this was a leading cotton-producing region. The brick building, built around 1825, housed a thread mill, which utilized the water power of Bean's Creek. It operated sporadically until about 1890. — — Map (db m144100) HM
On U.S. 64 at Old Salem Lexie Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 64.
The first permanent settler in what later became Franklin Co., he established a forge and gunsmith shop in a cave on Caney Hollow Branch, about three miles north, shortly after 1800. A gunsmith of great ability, his 45-inch long rifles became famous . . . — — Map (db m31561) HM
On Tennessee Route 64, on the right when traveling east.
Here, and extending 2 miles S.W., occurred the last battle of the Middle Tennessee Campaign. Protecting Bragg's withdrawal, Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, with Texas Rangers and the 4th Tenn. Cav., repulsed an attack by the 5th & 6th Ky. Cav., under Col. . . . — — Map (db m24192) HM
On University Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Reed's Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Nine years after Brown v. Board of Education, eight local families initiated a lawsuit to compel Franklin County to desegregate the public school system. The plaintiffs included the Bates, Cameron, Camp, Goodstein, Hill, Sisk, Staten, and . . . — — Map (db m153772) HM
On University Ave., on the right when traveling west.
He was a career United States Army officer and educator. He served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, notable for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy after the fall of Vicksburg. . . . — — Map (db m25437) HM
On University Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Here, before the War Between the States, stood the frame residence of Bishop Leonidas Polk of Louisiana, a principal founder of the University of the South. Here were built in 1866 the first two log cabins of postwar Sewanee by Bishop Charles T. . . . — — Map (db m25430) HM
On Tennessee Avenue just west of University Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
At this site stands Saints Rest, among the three oldest remaining houses in Sewanee. Erected in 1870 by Charlotte Bull Barnwell Elliott, widow of a founding Episcopal bishop from Georgia, Stephen Elliott, it was part of the postwar revival of the . . . — — Map (db m153775) HM
On University Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Founded Jan. 6, 1858, under charter granting perpetual direction by the Episcopal Church in Ala., Ark., Ga., La., Miss., N. Car., S. Car., Tenn., and Texas. Nearby, Leonidas Polk, Bishop of La., later Lt. Gen., C.S.A., laid the cornerstone for the . . . — — Map (db m62036) HM
On Highway 156 at Pinetree Rd. (County Highway 156), on the right when traveling north on Highway 156.
Allan Gipson, a pioneer settler of Franklin County (1814), was a merchant, planter, and original benefactor to the University of the South. He dedicated a large tract to the Sewanee Domain. Gipson served as a private in the Tennessee Mounted . . . — — Map (db m116015) HM
On Old Tullahoma Road (State Highway 130) at Turkey Creek Drive, on the right when traveling south on Old Tullahoma Road. Reported missing.
Born near here, 1818. Was the only governor of Confederate State of Tennessee. In Congress 1849-51; elected governor, 1857-59-61. When U.S. forces captured Nashville, joined staff of Army of Tennessee for remainder of War. Fled to Mexico, 1865, . . . — — Map (db m145586) HM
On Dinah Shore Boulevard (U.S. 41A) north of North Porter Street, on the left when traveling north.
In July 1942, during World War II, Copeland Grocery &
Market announced the discontinuance of delivery service
due to the scarcity of help and Government regulations
restricting the use of truck delivery. A taxi service and
sandwich stand was at . . . — — Map (db m207190) HM
On Bluff Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The News Journal editor Sherman B. Robinson was
fatally shot with a thirty-eight caliber pistol by George
E. Banks, Sr. in front of Banks Law Office on Main Street.
Robinson had published remarks about Banks that
precipitated the murder. The . . . — — Map (db m207189) HM
On 1st Avenue NE west of North College Street, on the right when traveling west.
A men's store was here around 1900, followed by W. W. Stovall Grocery. Between 1934 and the 1960s, Scarborough's Radio Shop and the Electrical Appliance Co., on this site, helped bring Winchester into modern times. Harry Ray's and S. J. Grant's . . . — — Map (db m172420) HM
On 1st Avenue NE west of North College Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Smile Billiard and Drinking Saloon was on this site in the 1860s. Frank Earle Miller, a black barber, was proprietor of the Solid Comfort Shaving Parlor here from the 1880s to 1898. He also played with Winchester's quite popular Miller . . . — — Map (db m172421) HM
On 1st Avenue SE west of South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east.
On this lot, Ralph Crabb built some of the city's earliest buildings, where he operated a hotel and tavern from 1811 to 1831. In 1863, during Union army occupation of Winchester, F. A. Loughmiller, owner of the building, traveled to
Charleston with . . . — — Map (db m172589) HM
On 1st Avenue SE at South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41) on 1st Avenue SE.
In 1881, a tightrope walker performed on a wire stretched between the corner building and the old courthouse cupola. Dr. Robert Knox gave his name to this building when he purchased it in 1906. H. C. Schwartz’s photographic studio was
upstairs, . . . — — Map (db m172590) HM
On South Jefferson Street south of 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south.
In the 1850s, this was the site of The Home Journal newspaper office. From the 1860s to 1880s, various saloons were here. After a disastrous fire in
1884, William Russey constructed this building, where Grant's Café, City Café, and The . . . — — Map (db m172557) HM
On South Jefferson Street north of 1st Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south.
An early tin shop on this site in the 1820s became the first location of Vaughn Hardware in 1856. After an 1884 fire destroyed the older structure, this building was constructed by R. C. Handly. From 1923 to 1993, pharmacies operated here, including . . . — — Map (db m172558) HM
On South Jefferson Street at 1st Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south on South Jefferson Street.
In the 1830s, a red-headed Irishman sold beer and ginger cakes on this site until some boys got him drunk and cut his hair, causing him to leave town. In 1850, E. R. Horton erected a storehouse here used by several dry goods merchants. After an 1884 . . . — — Map (db m172559) HM
On South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41) at 1st Avenue SE, on the right when traveling north on South College Street.
One of the city's earliest saloons operated from a log cabin on this lot. This brick building was erected by Smith Morgan Alexander for the First Home Bank, which occupied the corner section until 1902. The office of V. R. Williams, one of the . . . — — Map (db m172410) HM
On South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41) at 1st Avenue SE, on the right when traveling north on South College Street.
In 1892, the post office, which had formerly operated from the local postmaster's home or business, moved into this specifically designated storefront. From 1905 to 1945, it housed city hall, city jail, and the fire department, followed by law . . . — — Map (db m172411) HM
On South Jefferson Street at 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south on South Jefferson Street.
In the 1820s, Mrs. Ewing kept a storehouse here and had living quarters upstairs. By 1856, storekeeper H. Nassauer advertised “ready-to-wear clothing.” After a fire in 1884 burned most of the block, Colonel J. D. Wilson erected this . . . — — Map (db m172538) HM
On South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south.
This building was constructed by merchant T. A. Embrey after a disastrous fire in 1884. J. M. “Hunky” Fitzpatrick's meat market was here until 1929, when Jenkins & Darwin Bros. Mercantile moved in and served Franklin County for . . . — — Map (db m172539) HM
On South Jefferson Street south of 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south.
In the 1850s, Reverend James Campbell's grocery was here. His son, Joseph Campbell, the “Blind Knight,” was knighted by King Edward VII for his teaching service to the blind in Great Britain. O. H. Hubbard's photograph gallery was . . . — — Map (db m172546) HM
On South Jefferson Street south of 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south.
From the 1850s to 1880s, saddles and harnesses were made and sold on this site by John W. Williams, who also served as county court judge. T. A. Embrey erected this building after a fire that destroyed most of the block. In 1917, C. G. Burkhalter, . . . — — Map (db m172549) HM
On South College Street north of 1st Avenue SE, on the right when traveling north.
The Knights of Pythias , Osceola Lodge no. 96, purchased the second floor of this building in 1897. Later, the Winchester Bar &Law Library used the space. During World War II, adult first aid courses were taught upstairs by the Red Cross. in the . . . — — Map (db m207280) HM
On South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41) north of 1st Avenue SE, on the right when traveling north.
In 1876, Wenger Cabinetmakers, like several Winchester furniture makers, also sold coffins and operated a hearse service. This building, constructed by Frederick Wenger, Sr., was used by his sons as a furniture store, undertaking
business, plumbing . . . — — Map (db m172412) HM
On 1st Avenue SE east of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1919, three McDowell brothers established a café here and later an ice cream parlor, which quickly became the “social center of Winchester.” Various cafes followed McDowell's until Southside Poolroom opened and, from the 1950s to . . . — — Map (db m172566) HM
On 1st Avenue SE west of College Street (Alternate U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east.
Mrs. Emma Brazelton's millinery shop was here in the 1890s. Winchester's movie theaters, the Dixie and the Rivoli, followed from about 1911 to 1952. Admission was 10 cents and 20 cents. Mabra Coleman, one of three blind brothers, provided organ . . . — — Map (db m172587) HM
On 1st Avenue NW west of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1890, Dr. T. C. Murrell purchased this lot, where he built a new office. An extremely popular physician, many baby boys he delivered were named after him. In 1917, brothers W. C. and I. L. Knox purchased the building for use as a produce company. . . . — — Map (db m172537) HM
On 1st Avenue SE at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Avenue SE.
While the Union army occupied Winchester in 1863, H. A. Huntington's Union Army Officers' Emporium was on this site. Among the occupants of this building, constructed by G. G. Phillips, have been professionals with offices upstairs and business . . . — — Map (db m172564) HM
On North Jefferson Street south of 2nd Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north.
In 1832, a portion of this lot was purchased by Peter Embrey, a free man of color. He eventually owned all of the lot to the corner of 2nd Avenue. In 1894, a hook and ladder truck pulled by horses used this site, where Ellis Days had built a new . . . — — Map (db m172442) HM
On South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41) south of Dinah Shore Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north.
A tailor shop was on this site in 1827. This building, constructed by Ellis Days for $4,000, was occupied between 1903 and 2003 by Wood Variety Store and
furniture companies with the familiar names Haynes, Herrin & Steed, Steed-Leonard, Rollins & . . . — — Map (db m172413) HM
On 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling east.
John Schrom's bakery, established shortly after the Civil War, operated at this site until 1897. This building, constructed by A. W. Taylor, John Schrom's son-in-law, was used as a restaurant, and then a saloon, until it was purchased by H. B. and . . . — — Map (db m172535) HM
On South Jefferson Street at 1st Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south on South Jefferson Street.
In 1817, a bank building was erected on this corner as a short-lived branch of The Bank of Tennessee. It was known as “the old bank building”, even when occupied by mercantile stores. The present building, constructed in 1899 for the . . . — — Map (db m172561) HM
On 1st Avenue SE east of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building was erected by Mrs. Mattie Fuller and her son, Ollar. Once, during the forty-nine years Knox Clothing Store was here, burglars “exchanged” two pairs of stolen shoes taken weeks earlier for other pairs one-half size larger. . . . — — Map (db m172565) HM
On 1st Avenue NW west of North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
Originally built as an office for Dr. T. B. Anderton, this building was the first site of Farmer's Bank and Trust Co. in 1906 and Farmer's National Bank in 1907. From 1934 to 2009, jewelers occupied this site, including Norton's, Jennings, and . . . — — Map (db m172461) HM
On 1st Avenue NW east of South High Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1856, Henry Banks, a popular black barber, advertised warm and cold baths here for 25 cents. This building, constructed by George D. Gipson, was the location of Roy Grant's Auto & Electric Supply Co. in 1921. An elevator was used to lift . . . — — Map (db m172534) HM
On North Jefferson Street at 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south on North Jefferson Street.
A tavern site since the 1820s, the Mountain House Hotel & Tavern hosted guests here from 1856 to the 1880s. This sandstone building, erected for the second Home Bank, was originally topped by a distinctive turret, removed in 1959 while
Prince Drug . . . — — Map (db m172459) HM
On 1st Avenue NW just west of North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
Harvey M. Templeton, Sr. constructed this building occupied by the offices of doctors and other professionals through the 1920s. Later, the building variously housed drug stores, furniture stores, men's shops, and offices. From 1955 to 1987, . . . — — Map (db m172471) HM
On 1st Avenue NW east of North High Street (Tennessee Route 50), on the right when traveling west.
Miller Bros., and then Carmack Dry Goods Co., occupied the center and right side of this building until 1930. Since then, businesses in the right side have been Moore & Steed Funeral Home, Coggins Western Auto, and Lay's Variety Store. The middle . . . — — Map (db m172491) HM
On 1st Avenue NW at North High Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Avenue NW.
In 1905, Miller and Burkhalter butcher shop occupied the left end of this building, followed by the grocery stores of S. E. Carter and Grant & Grant. Ma Ward operated a popular cafè here in the 1950s. Since then, this location has been used for . . . — — Map (db m172493) HM
Near 1st Avenue NW west of North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
An undeveloped lot was here until T. A. Embrey constructed this building, which first housed a grocery store. In 1913, it became the location of Paplanus Department Store, established by Samuel Paplanus and his son, Isidore. After the popular dry . . . — — Map (db m172482) HM
On 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling west.
This building was labeled the Embrey block for its builder, T. A. Embrey. The stamped metal façade adorning the upper story reflects the Victorian era of commercial architecture. The law office of Embrey and Stewart was upstairs in 1917, with . . . — — Map (db m172485) HM
On 1st Avenue NW east of South High Street, on the right when traveling east.
From 1845 to the 1860s, Ezra Crane operated a silver-plating establishment on this site. A vacant lot was here when Collins Hardware Co. constructed this building for a Ford dealership and seed company. In 1930, Roy Grant expanded his business next . . . — — Map (db m172532) HM
On North College Street at Dinah Shore Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north on North College Street.
The first house on the square, built here by the Russey family about 1810, was followed in 1830 by the Ballard House, the first of several hotels and taverns. In 1857, a reception was held at the hotel for local attorney W. E. Venable, US minister . . . — — Map (db m172416) HM
Between the 1850s and 1911, a livery stable and stone works occupied the north end of this site. With the John Custer Family home on the south corner, the present building was constructed for the US Post Office and various government offices. After . . . — — Map (db m75915) HM
On South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41) at Dinah Shore Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 41), on the right when traveling north on South College Street.
The Bell Tavern on this lot served as headquarters for the stage route in the 1820s. Boarding was $2.50 per week, lodging 12½ cents per night, and horses
lodged for 37½ cents per night. Fred Wenger, Jr., and his brother George, . . . — — Map (db m172414) HM
On North High Street (Tennessee Route 50) south of 2nd Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south.
Casper J. Knies erected this middle building on the former site of a small blacksmith shop. Grover Hatfield and Ernest Baker leased it for their Ford service station garage, until Hatfield used it for his machine shop in 1919. In the 1940s, during . . . — — Map (db m172515) HM
On North Jefferson Street at 2nd Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
This building was first leased by Winchester Motor Co., which sold Ford automobiles and Fordson Tractors. In 1926, the Rollaway Skating Palace, with its highly polished maple floors, opened here. A variety of wholesale grocery companies used the . . . — — Map (db m207277) HM
On North High Street (Tennessee Route 50) at 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south on North High Street.
E. L. Collins erected this building as a drive-through filling station and garage on what had been a residential city block since the 1850s. McDowell Appliance Store took over the corner in the 1940s and was followed by Huber Paint Store from 1953 . . . — — Map (db m172511) HM
On North High Street (Tennessee Route 50) south of 2nd Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south.
Casper J. Knies erected this building, next to his first building on the right, and leased it to Grover Hatfield for additional space for his machine shop. In 1938, Copeland Produce Co. was here and was followed in 1950 by Knies Hardware Co., which . . . — — Map (db m172513) HM
On North High Street (Tennessee Route 50) north of 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling north.
A small, iron-clad room on this site was used as a hay shed in 1905 and a hearse house for Herrin & Steed Furniture & Undertaking in 1910. Grammer Shoe Shop occupied this building in 1924 and was followed by several restaurants and beer joints, one . . . — — Map (db m172531) HM
On 1st Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
An alley was on this site from the 1880s until 1921, when H.B. Alexander installed a roof that tied into the two adjoining buildings on each side of the alley and enclosed the front and back. The small, narrow building was the office of T.C. Simmons . . . — — Map (db m207187) HM
On North High Street (Tennessee Route 50) at 2nd Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south on North High Street.
Burt C. Shasteen constructed this building for a drive-in filling station on the Dixie Highway, which entered Winchester by way of North High Street. Because the business phone number was 288, he named it the 288 Filling Station. Murrell Travis, who . . . — — Map (db m172517) HM
On 2nd Avenue NW east of North High Street, on the right when traveling east.
Thomas J. Scott, a Winchester contractor, constructed this building for his warehouse. From 1926 until 1965, The Winchester Chronicle newspaper, founded by Mr. and Mrs. David L. Lynch, leased the left side. Grant's used furniture business . . . — — Map (db m172602) HM
On 1st Avenue NE west of North College Street, on the right when traveling west.
Solomon A. Shore, father of singer Dinah Shore, operated a department store here from 1914 to 1923. Dinah, as a child, sang for the customers while sitting on the counter. The store burned in 1924, and the present building was constructed and . . . — — Map (db m172423) HM
On 2nd Avenue NW at North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on 2nd Avenue NW.
These adjoining town lots, purchased in 1812 by Thomas Smyley for $132, remained residential property until 1930. David Spyker, one of Winchester's
earliest residents, lived in a house here that was replaced by T. N. Arledge in 1882 and purchased . . . — — Map (db m172443) HM
On 1st Avenue NW west of North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
In the 1880s, Shoemaker Reinhold Kleinwachter was on this site. In 1902, lawyer George E. Banks, Sr., whose office was here, fatally shot newspaper editor Sherman B. Robinson on the sidewalk because of a political disagreement. Abe sanders operated . . . — — Map (db m172460) HM
On North High Street (Tennessee Route 50) south of 2nd Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south.
This lot was undeveloped until Richmond L. Groves erected this building, which was used in the 1940s for Travis Auto & Home Supply. In the 1960s, Prelude Photographic & Framing Center and Winchester Arts Center were here, followed by Ryland Williams . . . — — Map (db m172516) HM
On 1st Avenue NE east of North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
Benjamin S. Decherd ran a general store on this site from the 1820s until he moved to Texas in 1853. Collins Hardware, here in 1899, was followed by Vaughan
Hardware from about 1909 until 1958. Kuhn's 5 and 10 cent store expanded into this building . . . — — Map (db m172424) HM
On 1st Avenue NE at North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Avenue NE.
In 1838, merchants Sharp & Loughmiller charged $30 for twenty-four pairs of shoes purchased here for “poor and destitute Indians” passing through Winchester on the Trail of Tears. In 1863, the Union army took over the upstairs office of . . . — — Map (db m172425) HM
On North Jefferson Street north of 1st Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north.
This building was constructed to replace an older one destroyed, along with the adjoining corner building, by a disastrous fire in 1934. Vaughan Hardware occupied the new building until 1958, when E. H. Hudson, who once baked a cross-shaped cake . . . — — Map (db m172438) HM
On 2nd Avenue NW west of North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
This three-sectioned building, with a separate entrance for each section, was constructed for the McDowell Ice Cream Co., which moved here from its first location at the rear of the family's café on the south side of the square. A donut shop and . . . — — Map (db m172604) HM
On North Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1837, this lot was purchased by Peter Embry, a free man of color, for $300. His heirs owned the lot and four small frame houses on it until 1871. In 1923, a ten-ton Fairbanks-Morse scale was installed here for weighing livestock and farm products . . . — — Map (db m207185) HM
On North Jefferson Street south of 2nd Avenue NE, on the right when traveling south.
In 1929, Leon and Rivers McDowell purchased this residential property, known as the Coleman Place, on which they later constructed this two-sectioned building. The entire building was leased by the Home Store, Winchester's first grocery supermarket, . . . — — Map (db m172447) HM
On 1st Avenue NE at North College Street, on the right when traveling west on 1st Avenue NE.
Apothecary and druggists' shops were on this corner from the 1820s to 1900, with Drs. T. C. Murrell, J. W. Grisard, and J. C. Shapard's offices upstairs during the 1880s. The street level housed Franklin Grocery and Bakery until the 1930s. The . . . — — Map (db m172418) HM
On North Jefferson Street north of 1st Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north.
In 1910, a cobbler's shop and the Winchester Fire Department's hose house occupied this site. Shortly after 1948, Vaughan Hardware Co. built an open lumber shed here that was enclosed in 1958 to house their business. Modern improvements included . . . — — Map (db m172440) HM
On South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41) at 1st Avenue SE, on the right when traveling north on South College Street.
Thomas D. Wiggins, selling his goods here in a log cabin, was the first merchant in Winchester. In 1812, he was appointed postmaster, making this the site of Winchester's first post office. From the 1860s, many successful lawyers occupied offices on . . . — — Map (db m172597) HM
On 1st Avenue SW at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Avenue SW.
From 1853 to 1872, this was known as the “Farmer corner,” occupied by C. M. Farmer's cabinet and undertaking shop, and later W. B. Farmer's saloon. Dentist Dr. J. O. Templeton, Sr., erected an office building here in 1897 that also . . . — — Map (db m172562) HM
On U.S. 64 at Kasserman Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 64.
Capt. Samuel Handly fought in the Indian Wars of the 1770's and in the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780. Indians captured him in a battle at Crab Orchard and released him after negotiations with Gov. William Blount. Handly was a member of . . . — — Map (db m26168) HM
On North Jefferson Street just north of 5th Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling north.
The first school hereabouts for male education was established on the NE corner of this property in 1809; named for Samuel Carrick, founder of Blount College, later the University of Tennessee. Its first principal was Robert Witter. The first . . . — — Map (db m153779) HM
On South College Street (Alternate U.S. 41A) north of 1st Avenue SE, on the right when traveling north.
Did you know?
The original Home Bank building is the location of Coldwell Banker Lynch-Rigsby Realty & Auction. In the 1940s, the Red Cross, Woodmen of the World, and Franklin County Board of Education used the upstairs of this . . . — — Map (db m172598) HM
On 1st Avenue SE (Business U.S. 64) at South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Avenue SE.
In memory of COLONEL JAMES LEWIS Born April 6, 1756 Albemarle County Virginia Died February 21, 1849 Franklin County Tennessee Served with distinction in the Revolutionary War. Participated in the Battles of White Plains, Trenton, . . . — — Map (db m31647) HM
On South Jefferson Street south of 1st Avenue NW, on the right when traveling south.
The Winchester Lions Club sponsored Johnnie J. Woods of New York City billed as The Human Fly in February of 1953. Woods came through town and scaled the front of Farmer's National Bank bare handed. When he got to the top, he swung from an . . . — — Map (db m172554) HM
On 1st Avenue SE east of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
[Side A:]
Did you Know? A tightrope performer called Monsieur LeRey gave a performance in 1881 walking on a tightrope stretched from the roof of the two-story brick building on the southeast corner of the Square to the second-story . . . — — Map (db m172568) HM
On North Jefferson Street south of 2nd Avenue NE, on the right when traveling south.
(Side A)
Did You Know? Jess Church the Barber advertised hot and cold baths in March 1913. He was the owner of one of the first barbershops in Winchester in the basement below the Home Bank and Trust Company. His shop had a bathtub and . . . — — Map (db m172456) HM
On Belvidere-Kasserman Swich Road, on the left when traveling west.
Located 1/4 mile North on Owl Hollow Rd. in 1873, the church was founded by Swiss-German settlers as the German Reformed Church and was the first such church in Tennessee. The church became the center of Swiss culture in this area which was noted . . . — — Map (db m26169) HM
On Cowan Hwy (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling east.
1 ½ mi. S.E. on the Boiling Fork of Elk. Oldest church in Franklin County. Founded 1808 by the Alexander, Cowan, Keith, McCord, Weir, and other pioneer Scots-Irish Presbyterian families. First Presbyterian congregation in Tennessee to transfer . . . — — Map (db m25641) HM
On South Jefferson Street at Dinah Shore Boulevard (Tennessee Highway 16), on the left when traveling south on South Jefferson Street.
World War I
Robert H. Ashley ∙ Albert A. Banholzer ∙ William J. Blansett ∙ Harry R. Bohanan ∙ Paul A. Bunn ∙ Ernest J. Campbell ∙ Henry C. Cates ∙ William O. Clark ∙ George W. Decker ∙ Frank . . . — — Map (db m81549) WM
On South Jefferson Street near Dinah Shore Boulevard (Tennessee Highway 16), on the left when traveling south.
Soldier of the American Revolution Speaker of the First Tennessee Legislature Brigadier General, War of 1812The town of Winchester was created as the seat of justice for Franklin County, November 22, 1809, by Act of the Tennessee Legislature Marker . . . — — Map (db m31650) HM
On South College Street (U.S. 41) near 3rd Avenue SE.
In Memoriam MARY SHARP COLLEGE 1851-1896 Pres. Z.C. Graves A.M. L.L.D. MOTTO; LEARN TO THINK First womens' college in America to require Greek and Latin for Bachelors Degree John Eaton M.S. Commissioner of Education . . . — — Map (db m31651) HM
On South College Street, on the right when traveling west.
This college, devoted exclusively to the higher education of women, first opened its doors Jan. 1, 1851. It was named for one of its principal benefactors. It suspended from 1861 to 1865, the buildings being used by Federal troops. Reopening in . . . — — Map (db m25427) HM
On 1st Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
During his solo career, Mike Farris has crossed between rock, blues, soul and gospel to bring a current sensibility to traditional Southern music. He was honored at the 2008 Americana Music Awards as New/Emerging Artist of the Year Award, and, . . . — — Map (db m207183) HM
On Dinah Shore Boulevard (U.S. 41A) at North College Street, on the left when traveling north on Dinah Shore Boulevard.
Did you know?
On May 2, 1902, Anasarcin Chemical Company was
chartered and incorporated by J.W. Grisard, B. A. Grisard, A. F. Grisard, John P. Grisard and Will E. Walker for the
purpose of carrying on the trade of compounding . . . — — Map (db m207186) HM
On Cowan Highway (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west.
1/8 mi. N.W. are ruins of the antebellum home of Peter Turney (1827-1903). Organizer and commander of the 1st Tennessee Infantry CSA until wounded; member of State Supreme Court, 1878-86; chief justice, 1886-93; governor; 1893-97. The house was . . . — — Map (db m25428) HM
On Tennessee Street (Tennessee Route 16), on the left when traveling west.
In this locality, on Feb. 24, 1861, occurred the mass meeting as result of which Franklin County seceded from the State of Tennessee, at the same time petitioning the then Confederate State of Alabama to annex it. The secession of Tennessee June 24, . . . — — Map (db m24666) HM
4½ mi. S.E., near Liberty, Francis Joseph Campbell lived as a boy. Blinded in 1836, when 4 years old, he was educated in the first class of the State School for the Blind, later in Boston and Europe. Settling in England, his success in . . . — — Map (db m26177) HM
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