Franklin’s Charge To Create Civil War Park
The Tennessean• June 19, 2008
FRANKLIN — Civil War preservation group Franklin’s Charge will purchase a one-acre piece of property at 1219 Columbia Avenue for $950,000 with private funds.
The land adjacent to 4 Star Market & Beauty Supply and La Villa Market was part of the fiercest fighting during the Battle of Franklin in 1864, said Franklin’s Charge president Ernie Bacon.
“This is a significant puzzle piece which will bring us closer to having a Civil War battlefield park,” he said.Plans include moving out the two-story beige house currently on the property, which was an office for Kenneth Holt Construction Co., to create open space for the park. The site sits diagonally across the street from the Carter House and is adjacent to the Carter Cotton Gin site, which is owned by the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County.Back in 2005, the city purchased land where a former Pizza Hut restaurant stood that they tore down to create a small park that's near the new purchase.
The Tennessean• June 19, 2008
FRANKLIN — Civil War preservation group Franklin’s Charge will purchase a one-acre piece of property at 1219 Columbia Avenue for $950,000 with private funds.
The land adjacent to 4 Star Market & Beauty Supply and La Villa Market was part of the fiercest fighting during the Battle of Franklin in 1864, said Franklin’s Charge president Ernie Bacon.
“This is a significant puzzle piece which will bring us closer to having a Civil War battlefield park,” he said.Plans include moving out the two-story beige house currently on the property, which was an office for Kenneth Holt Construction Co., to create open space for the park. The site sits diagonally across the street from the Carter House and is adjacent to the Carter Cotton Gin site, which is owned by the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County.Back in 2005, the city purchased land where a former Pizza Hut restaurant stood that they tore down to create a small park that's near the new purchase.
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