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When the birds start chirping and the flowers bloom in Franklin, Tennessee, there’s a palpable energy shift county-wide. Our small-town suburban setting could’ve been the inspiration for those idyllic springtime […]

For decades, thousands of visitors have made the pilgrimage to Franklin to learn more about the city’s Civil War history. On guided tours, they’ve learned of the bloody Battle of Franklin, […]

Sixty-four yards. That is the distance from the back window of the historic Carter Farm Office to the main line of Federal troops during the calamitous Battle of Franklin on […]

If you’ve tackled your spring cleaning, filed your taxes, and are preparing for summer break, chances are you could use a “treat yourself” day filled with some rest & relaxation. […]

Franklin is well-known as one of Tennessee’s most historic towns, but what you may not know is that its history goes back much farther than the Civil War. Believe it […]

The cannons fired in Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, can still be felt reverberating today. That afternoon, the Battle of Franklin became seminal to the outcome of the war, […]

Spend even a few hours in Franklin, and it quickly becomes clear this town has plenty of stories to tell. But while some of its tales have spawned bestselling novels […]

Nearly every structure has a story to tell in downtown Franklin, and few are more fascinating than the ones belonging to the Historic Franklin Masonic Hall. The three-story Gothic Revival-style building […]

History comes alive nearly everywhere you turn in Franklin, Tennessee. The town is home to more beautifully preserved historic structures than just about any other city in the country. “The […]

Three pastors and a historian walk into City Hall.  That’s not the opening line to a joke; it’s the action that started a movement in Franklin, Tennessee. That movement is […]