This grainy picture is the earliest known image of Franklin’s public square! Taken by L.T. Shull in 1883, it shows what was then called “House’s Corner” on the left and “McEwen’s Corner” on the right.
Notice the unpaved road and the flat, empty square. This photo was taken about 16 years before the Confederate monument was installed.
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