BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TRUST INSTALLS NEW INTERPRETIVE SIGNS
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Battle of Franklin Trust has installed two new interpretive signs at Carnton. The ongoing effort, in collaboration with the Civil War Trails program, works to place these signs throughout the grounds of Carnton and Carter House to continue the Battle of Franklin Trust’s educational undertaking to preserve history.
“For many years the Battle of Franklin Trust has worked to expand interpretation at both Carter House and Carnton. This has included the often-ignored stories about the enslaved people at both sites, across Williamson County and across America,” says Eric A. Jacobson, CEO of The Battle of Franklin Trust. “These new signs, following on the heels of ones installed near the enslaved dwelling and in the enslaved cemetery at Carnton, will allow guests a better understanding of the site itself as well as the dozens of people who lived and worked there long before the American Civil War. It has been our great privilege to do this work.”
The markers, titled “The Springhouse” and “Beyond the House,” tell the stories of Randal McGavock’s springhouse and Carnton’s farmland and the history it contains. In the future, more interpretive signs will be placed, including markers that relate to stories about Carnton’s origins.
Civil War Trails connects visitors with the campaigns and lesser known sites of the Civil War. Civil War Trails is a non-profit, educational organization and is one of the most successful and sustainable heritage tourism programs in the nation. Today, the program guides visitors to more than 1,550 sites in Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and North Carolina.
For more information about the Battle of Franklin Trust, please visit www.boft.org.
About The Battle of Franklin Trust
The Battle of Franklin Trust is a 501(c)3 management corporation acting on behalf of Franklin’s battlefield sites to contribute to a greater understanding and enrich the visitor experience of the November 30, 1864 battle. It is organized for the charitable and educational purposes of preserving, restoring, maintaining and interpreting the properties, artifacts and documents related to the battle so as to preserve an important part of the nation’s history.
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