Marker - Beasley Town
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N 35° 54.875 W 086° 52.571
16S E 511171 N 3974481
Historical marker
Waymark Code: WM3MN4
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2008
Views: 14
Beasley Town
In 1899, W. J. Beasley and family came from Lick Creek to Franklin to establish a home and lumber mill. By 1920, Beasley was paying taxes on him home, sawmill, and 24 rental houses valued at over $10,000 in total. Originally, the rental homes were built to provide housing for mill hands and their families. After the mill closed, "Beasley Town" became an integrated community with low-rental housing for blue-collar workers and domestic servants. Families living along Cart and Granbury Streets were Langley, Peyton, Scales, Fitts, Beard, Hood, McCullough, Spencer, Robinson, Turner, Dixon, Refugee, and Williams. Pokey Morton maintained a store on Cart Street.
Marker Name: Beasley Town
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: None
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Williamson County Historical Society in memory of Ruby Hammox Langley
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