Tag: Civil War

  • Fort Granger

    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…

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