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Welcome to Franklin, Tennessee.
Franklin is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. The population was 41,842 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Williamson County.
The Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge is the nation's first segmentally constructed concrete arch bridge. It is 155 feet high above Highway TN 96 (which will go into Franklin) and is 1,648 feet long - photo by Brent and MariLynn, May 2006
The City of Franklin was founded October 26, 1799 and was named after Benjamin Franklin, a close friend of Dr. Hugh Williamson, a member of the Continental Congress for whom Williamson County was named.
For most of its first 180 years, Franklin was a tranquil, small county seat. In the years prior to the American Civil War, Williamson County was one of the wealthiest counties in Tennessee and Franklin was the center of plantation economy. However, the Civil War devastated the economy. Union troops occupied the area for nearly three years. The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, costing more than 8,000 casualties and turning every home and building in town into a hospital. It took 120 years for the county's economy to reach pre-war levels. For more than a century, Franklin seemed remote not only from Nashville, Tennessee, but from the rest of the world as well.
Today, Franklin is one of the wealthiest cities in one of the wealthiest counties in the United States. Franklin has grown from a very small, agricultural community into a strong blend of residential, commercial and corporate citizens. Much of this growth occurred in the late 1980s with the arrival of the General Motors Saturn plant in nearby Spring Hill, and in the 1990s, as the Cool Springs development (located mostly within Franklin) was established and subsequently expanded. Franklin has combined economic success with a nationally recognized historic preservation effort, earning it the Great American Main Street award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Much of its downtown is protected by historic zoning, and even the residents of the many new subdivisions value Franklin's historic small-town character, as demonstrated in household surveys by the city's planning department.
In addition to being voted the "Best Small Town in Tennessee," Franklin is a Tennessee Main Street Community under the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Under Hood's command, The Army of Tennessee moved up through Georgia, Alabama, crossed the Tennessee River, and then entered Tennessee. November 30, 1864 had been a beautiful Indian summer day. At dawn, the Confederacy marched north from Spring Hill, Tennessee in pursuit of fleeing Federal forces. General Hood was determined to destroy the Union Army before it reached Nashville. The Battle of Franklin has been called "the bloodiest hours of the American Civil War".
Historic Carnton Plantation has been called "the most haunted building in Tennessee", and visitors can decide for themselves if it's true on guided evening tours of the house. Franklin on Foot, the guided walking tour business in downtown Franklin, will lead guests through the historic house by candlelight, recounting the tale of the weeping maiden, the general on the porch and the noisy kitchen ghost, among others.
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Local daily news in Franklin:
Franklin Police Need Help Identifying Forgery Suspect
Police need help identifying a forgery suspect and the woman seen with him in surveillance video.
Struggling cities dim fireworks shows
Every July Fourth for the past four years, Robyn Juntunen and her family have made the short walk from their home to the Gallatin Municipal Park to watch the town's massive public fireworks display.
Franklin on the Fourth set for Public Square
The 13th annual "Franklin on the Fourth " patriotic celebration of the July 4 offers a full day of activities including expanded children's area, free live entertainment and plenty of excitement in historic Downtown Franklin.
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Places of interest:
Brentwood, TN (6.5 miles), Thompson's Station, TN (9.6 miles), Forest Hills, TN (9.8 miles), Oak Hill, TN (11.7 miles), Belle Meade, TN (12.2 miles), Spring Hill, TN (12.8 miles), Nolensville, TN (13.2 miles), Berry Hill, TN (14.5 miles).
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