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November 2010

American Heritage Historic Guides are filled with detailed travel and tourism information from past issues of American Heritage. We welcome you to download and save the guides to help plan your future vacations to enjoy our nation’s vast cultural and heritage destinations.

Today, Leipers Fork is the area of choice for families wanting a rural atmosphere and charm of country life near Nashville and Franklin.

Leipers Fork is a Registered National Historic District and contains some of the few remaining examples of late 19th century architecture once characteristic of villages in Williamson County. A historic homestead is preserved as an environmental learning and "personal development" center -- GoodWorks.

This one acre historic park is a monument to the assault on the Cotton Gin during the Battle of Franklin.

This park was the site of important events during the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864 and efforts are underway by preservation groups such as Franklin's Charge to expand the park and rebuild historic structures. They hope to complete the memorial park in time for the sesquicentennial of the battle in 2014.

The Monument at Winstead Hill stands as a memorial to the Confederate Veterans of Tennessee who fought during the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864

Winstead Hill Park is located south of downtown Franklin on Columbia Highway and consists of 61 acres with a walking trail, parking area, Civil War monument, and restroom facilities. Winstead Hill Park has open spaces with tranquil wooded areas and is open from dawn until dusk.

View the city of Franklin from this historic trail.

Fort Granger is located behind Pinkerton Park; a walking trail leads to an overlook of the south part of the City. Surrounding the perimeter of the site are trenches dug by Civil War Troops. Various locations along the south and southwest hillside provide spectacular views of Franklin.

The McLemore House Museum serves to preserve the heritage of the African American culture in Franklin.

The McLemore House Museum is a project of the African-American Heritage Society, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts pertaining to Williamson County African American culture and increase understanding and appreciation of our heritage for future generations.

Ex-slave Harvey McLemore purchased four lots in Hard Bargain in 1880. He built one of the first residential dwelling in the subdivision. The home served as a model of community development in Hard Bargain, the first subdivision of its kind in Franklin--a black middle class neighborhood of teachers, carpenters, masons and farmers.

During an age where very few homes purchased by former slaves remain in existence, it is quite remarkable that the McLemore House is still standing. Also remarkable is the fact that from 1880 until 1997, a member of the McLemore family maintained ownership of the homestead.

Historic Franklin, Tenn. is maintained by the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County.

Among the foundation's programs is the award-winning Main Street Program and the Downtown Franklin Association, which promotes and revitalizes the 150 unique places to explore in the 15-block downtown National Register District.

 

 

The Heritage Foundation works together with more than 1,000 members to protect and preserve historic resources and continue the revitalization of Historic Downtown Franklin.

The Williamson County Archives Museum preserves the history of Franklin and the surrounding area.

American settlers filtered into the Tennessee area throughout the 1700's, pushing the Indian boundaries further south and west. Williamson County became a well-known crossroads on the great Western Movement of the American people. Many researchers can trace their ancestry here for a generation or more before continuing on to the western country.

The Williamson County Archives was created in 1993 by the Williamson County Commission to serve as a repository for all official records of Williamson County, though its treasures extend well beyond that.

Frederick County Libraries runs a bookmobile, and has branches in Point of Rocks, Brunswick, Frederick, Emmitsburg, Middletown, Thurmont, Urbana and Walkersville.

Frederick County Public Libraries believes that a free and accessible Public Library is fundamental to a democratic society. The Public Library will provide facilities and an environment which connects people to ideas, experiences and information. The Public Library will meet the current and changing information needs of the community.

 

It is the function of the Frederick County Public Libraries to provide materials for all citizens, and all ages, from preschool through maturity.  As many subject fields as possible are provided; limitations are those of budget.

Washington County Free Library was the first to provide a mobile library service through its Bookwagon in 1905.

This public library has locations all over Washington County in Boonsboro, Hancock, and Sharpsburg. The central location in Hagerstown offers resources in local and family history through its special collections held in the Western Maryland Room.

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