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Franklin, Tennessee. Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. [6] About 21 miles (34 km) south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area and Middle Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 83,454. It is the seventh-most populous city in Tennessee. [7]
williamsoncounty-tn.gov. Williamson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 247,726. [2] The county seat is Franklin, [3] and the county is located in Middle Tennessee. The county is named after Hugh Williamson, a North Carolina politician who signed the U.S. Constitution.
The Harpeth is the source of the area's drinking water supply. [ 6 ] At Franklin, the course of the river turns more northwesterly; a few miles northwest of Franklin is the mouth of one of the Harpeth's main tributaries, the West Harpeth , which drains much of the southern portion of Williamson County.
Plantation house. Beechwood Hall was the manor house of one of the three largest plantations in Williamson, prior to the American Civil War. It had more than 1,000 acres (400 ha) in area, and had many enslaved people laboring on it. The mansion's original owners were Sophronia Hunter Mayberry and Henry George Washington Mayberry.
Williamson County Historical Society Marker for Riverview (Henry H. Mayberry House) The Henry H. Mayberry House, also known as "Riverview", is a private home in Franklin, Tennessee located on Franklin Pike ( US 31) just north of the Harpeth River Bridge. Built in 1902 in Neo-Classical or Classical Revival architecture, it is one of the notable ...
Franklin's original mascot from the school's opening in 1910 was a 6-headed Dragon. In 1937, the mascot was changed to a confederate "rebel" soldier. [14] According to former principal Willie Dickerson, the 1937 annual described the reason for the new mascot at the then-segregated, all-white school saying "there was no animosity of the past ... we uphold these ideals and believe them to be right."
April 13, 1988. The William W. Johnson House in Franklin, Tennessee, along with the James Scales House, another Williamson County house, are notable as late 19th century central passage plan residences that "display period decoration at eaves and porch." [2] : 43 It has been described as I-house architecture.
March 15, 2000. (#00000233) 1112-1400 Adams, 1251-1327 Adams St., and 304-308 Stewart St. 35°54′54″N 86°52′14″W / 35.915124°N 86.870693°W / 35.915124; -86.870693 (Adams Street Historic District) Franklin. Historic district with 37 buildings including bungalows, American Craftsman, and Victorian architecture.