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Attack on the Cotton Gin
The City of Franklin’s website lists Assault on the Cotton Gin as a historic park at 1259 Columbia Pike. It was described as a one acre park, which led me to believe initially that there would not be much to explore. The park was a Historic Memorial Park that is a “monument to the Assault…
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Harlinsdale Farm
After having so much fun exploring Fort Granger, I decided to look around for more historical places to visit near me. I came across the City of Franklin’s website that has a helpful list of historic parks. First on the list was Harlinsdale Farm. Occasionally, when there is a festival in downtown Franklin, they run…
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Fort Granger
On a whim, while running an errand at The Factory at Franklin, I saw a sign for Fort Granger at the intersection of Liberty Pike and Eddy Lane, and I decided to go exploring. Fort Granger was a Civil War fort built in 1862 by Union troops and refugee “contraband” slaves. After the Union Army…