Fort Granger
Fort Granger was a Union fort built in 1862 in Franklin, Tennessee, south of Nashville, after their forces occupied the state during the American Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pinkerton Park and Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7.
Pinkerton Park
Park
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Pinkerton Park is a 34-acre municipal park located in Franklin, Tennessee, United States at 405 Murfreesboro Road, east of the Harpeth River, near downtown Franklin. Pinkerton Park is situated 1,200 feet south of Fort Granger.
Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7
Protected area
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The Masonic Hall of Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 is a historic Gothic Revival building on South 2nd Avenue in Franklin, Tennessee. Constructed in 1823, it is the oldest public building in Franklin. Hiram Masonic Lodge No. 7 is situated 1,600 feet west of Fort Granger.
Williamson County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee is a historic courthouse. It is a contributing building in the Franklin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Williamson County Courthouse is situated 2,200 feet west of Fort Granger.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Franklin and Cool Springs.
Franklin
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Franklin is a city of 81,000 people in Tennessee, just a few miles south of Nashville. There are two main areas of interest. One is the Cool Springs area, which is identified by its corporate and retail growth surrounding one of the largest malls in the Southeast, the CoolSprings Galleria.
Cool Springs
Suburb
Cool Springs is a major commercial center located in Williamson County, Tennessee. Northern portions of Cool Springs fall within the city limits of Brentwood, while the rest is under the jurisdiction of Franklin. Cool Springs is situated 3 miles northeast of Fort Granger.
Fort Granger
- Type: Park
- Description: fort in Tennessee
- Categories: fort and recreation area
- Location: Williamson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.92487° or 35° 55′ 30″ northLongitude
-86.86145° or 86° 51′ 41″ westOpen location code
867MW4FQ+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 85845976OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5471240
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In Other Languages
“Fort Granger” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جرانجر”
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