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Franklin (Harpeth River)

Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: and 1880s to 1900s dump glass; privies behind Main Street era lots hold intact medicine, bitters.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Harpeth River, wrapping the historic town on three sides

Milling town on a tight Harpeth River bend and site of the 1864 Battle of Franklin; stay off preserved battlefield and cemetery ground entirely.

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