Carter Gin Site and Park

Free driving history tour

Visitor center had a self driving tour of historic Franklin. Free and great. On cell phone and drive around. The flowers and trees are beautiful. Great architecture. Very friendly people.

Battle of Franklin assault site

The site itself is unmentionable aside from a pile of stacked cannonballs. However, it is a significant part of the Battle of Franklin and when taken in context, specifically with a tour, it is a uniq...

Interesting place to visit.

This site is part of the battle of Franklin. The gin is gone but you can see the stones where the building once stood and read the facts on the battle. It is free to see and a good place to do a littl...

The High Water Mark of the Battle of Franklin

Today, there isn't much to see. In fact, until 2005, the spot was covered by a Pizza Hut restaurant. Now there is a monument of cannonballs piled in a pyramid, marking the site of the Carter Cotton Gi...

Site of Assualt

Just as a stand alone site to see this is nothing special. However, it is part of a much larger walking tour and Landmark The Carter House. Well worth doing if a Civil War buff.