Franklin Interurban - Franklin, TN
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jiggs11
N 35° 57.010 W 086° 50.921
16S E 513646 N 3978432
Marker identifying the former Nashville - Franklin intercity rail line.
Waymark Code: WMNYW6
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2015
Views: 5
Historic marker located on US 31 northeast of Franklin just outside the entrance to the Vanderbilt Legends Golf Club.
The marker outlines the history of the intercity rail line that once ran past this area.
Marker text reads:
FRANKLIN INTERURBAN
In 1908, eight Nashville businessmen(Frank Bond, James
Fulcher, Frank Haskell, John H. MacMillen, James L. Parks Jr.,
Charles Ruth, W.H.Whittemore and D.J. Wikle) formed the Nashville
and Columbia Railroad. Completed in 1908, the Interurban was an
electric train, which ran from Franklin, where it circled the town
square, to Nashville. The cars ran from 7 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. and
carried both passengers and freight. Henry Hunter Mayberry, who
raised money for the venture and who became president in 1905,
was instrumental in its success. The Interurban converted to
gasoline-powered buses in 1942, a year after the Nashville Coach
Company completed doing so. The Interurban ceased operations in
1969.
Parking is available along the roadside of nearby Legends Club Lane, the golf club access road.
Marker Name: Franklin Interurban
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Railroad
Marker Number: N/A
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Williamson County Historical Society 1999
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