Heading over to see the battle grounds.

I'll be there for a couple of days.

Places to eat? No need for fancy, just good!

Thanks

Thinking you should be able to find out where Franklin had at one time considered being its own country. This was before it was part of Tennessee and made its way to statehood.

I had read something like that, but can't remember how it went.

Texas and Vermont had successfully taken this route also.

Merridee's on the square. Breakfast and lunch.
Puckett's on the square. Dinner. Live music most nights.
I'm over in Murfreesboro.

It is a nice area, upscale like Fairhope, Alabama. Walkable area, 21 miles from Nashville.

If you are that close do "The Bridge" ~10 mile NW of Franklin on/over Hwy 96... from there, north to the upper end of the Natchez Trace (do not speed, doubled fines) and try the Loveless Cafe. Map and directions at the link...
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Link to original video: https://youtu.be/789GiRsR05Q



EDIT to add:
There are two good pull offs for stopping at the bridge. One at the base of the bridge just off 96 on the ramp going up to the Trace... And one at the north end of the bridge up top on the Trace. Unfortunately the overlook at the top is getting pretty overgrown, blocking a lot of the view.

Nearby Leiper's Fork, is an upscale community that has a handful of places to shop and eat at. There's a bunch of antique shops and Picket's Grocery is a solid place to eat. The surrounding properties are home to a number of musicians and celebrities.

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Originally posted by .38supersig:
Thinking you should be able to find out where Franklin had at one time considered being its own country. This was before it was part of Tennessee and made its way to statehood.

I had read something like that, but can't remember how it went.

Texas and Vermont had successfully taken this route also.

Franklin, TN is a city approximately 35 miles south of Nashville and site of a famous battle in Civil War.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Tennessee


The “State of Franklin” is in northeastern portion of today’s Tennessee. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Franklin

Two different geographic locations.

Nice town, but a bad place to visit if you're a Confederate General.

Not Cracker Barrel. I’ve never seen a limited menu Cracker Barrel until that one.

Try Pucketts

Franklin’s a nice place. On my short list of places to live.

Have lunch at the Bunganut Pig after you you tour the Carter House.

Make sure you stop at Carnton Plantation to see the cemetery and the bloodstains on the upstairs floorboards (it was a hospital after the battle).

Not the quaint little town it used to be.

Basically a suburb of Nashville now....way too much traffic.

The civil war history there though is exceptional. Go see Carnton Plantation and take a living, walking battle tour of franklin. Lots of battle damage still visible.

Battle of franklin was fought in November...it’ll still feel like November if you visit soon.

Puckett's is good country cooking. Red Pony and Cork&Cow are very good, higher end restaurants.

The building under construction on Main Street at the river is mine. Almost finished. If you need a place to stay, the new Hilton in Cool Springs at Meridien is also ours and is very nice.

Not too far from Franklin is the original Martin's BBQ in Nolensville. Some of the best BBQ in this area.