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Tims Ford Lake Homes

If you want recreation, canoing, kayaking, anglers or plain fishing Tims Ford Lake has it all. The many arms of water are often popular with people and fun. Tims is part of the Elk River and located here in Franklin County. Tims Ford ...

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Decherd, TN

Franklin County is made up of 6 small towns. Winchester is the county seat but the surrounding towns make up our beautiful area of Franklin County. Decherd, Tennessee, is a small community and it has approx 2,600 residents. It is loc...

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Estill Springs, TN

Estill Springs is another town in Franklin County, Tennessee with a population of about 2,100. Most local people call it Estill. Years ago the area was known for its mineral springs that belonged to the Cherokee people in this region. The...

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Huntland, TN

Huntland is another town in Franklin County. The population is approx 1,000. The small town was established in the early 1900's and it was named after it's founder Clinton Armstrong Hunt. The town was incorporated in 1907. Currently t...

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Cowan

The town of Cowan dates from the mid-19th century and developed mostly as a railroad town. It was the site where several branch lines met the main Nashville to Chattanooga trunk. Chattanooga and St Louis Railroad also ran through the very im...

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Winchester

Winchester, Tennessee, is the county seat of beautiful Franklin County. Come visit and check out the Art Deco-style courthouse that is the downtown focal point. Nearby you will find beautiful Tims Ford Lake full of activity, fun and great ...

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Sewanee

Sewanee was founded in 1857 It was founded by clergy and lay delegates all from the Episcopal dioceses. This group selected a site in Sewanee which is top of the Cumberland Plateau. Local land owners and the Sewanee Mining Company don...

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Tullahoma

Tullahoma (Coffee County) was founded in 1852 as a work camp for the new Chattanooga/Nashville Railroad. The name Tullahoma is derived from the Choctaw language and it means red rock. A different idea regarding the name is that Peter Decherd wh...

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