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  1. 94 relations: Al Gore, Alabama, American Civil War, Army of Tennessee, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Asia, Tennessee, Beech Hill, Franklin County, Tennessee, Belvidere, Tennessee, Benjamin Franklin, Bernie Moore, Broadview, Tennessee, Brown v. Board of Education, Census, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Coffee County, Tennessee, Confederate States Army, Cornus, County (United States), County seat, Cowan, Tennessee, Cumberland Plateau, Davy Crockett, Decherd, Tennessee, Desegregation in the United States, Dinah Shore, Estill Springs, Tennessee, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Great Depression, Grundy County, Tennessee, Highland Rim, Huntland, Tennessee, Interstate 24, Interstate Highway System, Isham G. Harris, Jack Daniel's, Jackson County, Alabama, James Patton Anderson, Jauan Jennings, Jim Crow laws, Jimmy Bedford, John Templeton, Knight, Lincoln County, Tennessee, Lost Cove Cave, Madison County, Alabama, Manchester, Tennessee, Marion County, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Midway, Franklin County, Tennessee, Monteagle, Tennessee, ... Expand index (44 more) »

  2. 1807 establishments in Tennessee
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Al Gore

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Army of Tennessee

The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.

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Arnold Engineering Development Complex

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Arnold Engineering Development Center before July 2012, is an Air Force Materiel Command facility under the control of the Air Force Test Center (AFTC).

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Asia, Tennessee

Asia is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Beech Hill, Franklin County, Tennessee

Beech Hill is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Belvidere, Tennessee

Belvidere is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher.

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Bernie Moore

Bernie Hawthorne Moore (April 30, 1895 – November 6, 1967) was an American college football, basketball, track and field coach and college athletics administrator.

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Broadview, Tennessee

Broadview is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, Tennessee, west of Winchester.

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Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality.

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Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population.

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Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States.

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Coffee County, Tennessee

Coffee County is a county located in the central part of the state of Tennessee, in the United States. Franklin County, Tennessee and Coffee County, Tennessee are counties of Appalachia, middle Tennessee and Tennessee counties.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery.

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Cornus

Cornus is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods or cornels, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark.

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County (United States)

In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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Cowan, Tennessee

Cowan is a city in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Cumberland Plateau

The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States.

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Davy Crockett

David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician.

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Decherd, Tennessee

Decherd is a city in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Desegregation in the United States

Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups, usually referring to races.

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Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, television personality, and the chart-topping female vocalist of the 1940s.

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Estill Springs, Tennessee

Estill Springs is a town in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Grundy County, Tennessee

Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Franklin County, Tennessee and Grundy County, Tennessee are counties of Appalachia, middle Tennessee and Tennessee counties.

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Highland Rim

The Highland Rim is a geographic term for the area in Tennessee, North Alabama, and Kentucky which surrounds the Central Basin.

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Huntland, Tennessee

Huntland is a town in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Interstate 24

Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States.

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Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or the Eisenhower Interstate System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States.

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Isham G. Harris

Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818July 8, 1897) was an American and Confederate politician who served as the 16th governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. senator from 1877 until his death.

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Jack Daniel's

Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey.

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Jackson County, Alabama

Jackson County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Franklin County, Tennessee and Jackson County, Alabama are counties of Appalachia.

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James Patton Anderson

James Patton Anderson (February 16, 1822 – September 20, 1872) was an American slave owner, physician, lawyer, and politician, most notably serving as a United States Congressman from the Washington Territory, a Mississippi state legislator, and a delegate at the Florida state secession convention to withdraw from the United States.

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Jauan Jennings

Bennie Jauan Jennings (born July 10, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).

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Jim Crow laws

The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation, "Jim Crow" being a pejorative term for an African American.

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Jimmy Bedford

James Howard Bedford (January 30, 1940 – August 7, 2009) was responsible for overseeing the production of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey and ensuring the consistent flavor of the product in his 20 years serving as the distillery's sixth master distiller.

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John Templeton

Sir John Marks Templeton (29 November 1912 – 8 July 2008) was an American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist.

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Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.

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Lincoln County, Tennessee

Lincoln County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Franklin County, Tennessee and Lincoln County, Tennessee are middle Tennessee and Tennessee counties.

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Lost Cove Cave

Lost Cove Cave, also known as Buggytop Cave, is a cave in Franklin County, south Tennessee near the towns of Sewanee and Sherwood and close to the Alabama border.

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Madison County, Alabama

Madison County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. Franklin County, Tennessee and Madison County, Alabama are counties of Appalachia.

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Manchester, Tennessee

Manchester is a city in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States.

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Marion County, Tennessee

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Franklin County, Tennessee and Marion County, Tennessee are counties of Appalachia and Tennessee counties.

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Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee that composes roughly the central portion of the state.

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Midway, Franklin County, Tennessee

Midway, also known as "Tickbush", is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Tennessee.

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Monteagle, Tennessee

Monteagle is a town in Franklin, Grundy, and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Cumberland Plateau region of the southeastern part of the state.

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Moore County, Tennessee

Moore County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Franklin County, Tennessee and Moore County, Tennessee are middle Tennessee and Tennessee counties.

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Municipal corporation

Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs.

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Nashville Basin

The Nashville Basin, also known as the Central Basin, is a term often used to describe the area surrounding Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in which Nashville is located.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Tennessee

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Tennessee.

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Natural arch

A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath.

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Nissan

is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

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Per capita income

Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.

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Phillip Fulmer

Phillip Edward Fulmer Sr. (born September 1, 1950) is a former American football player, coach, and athletic director at the University of Tennessee.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States census

In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.

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Racial segregation

Racial segregation is the separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Secession

Secession is the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity.

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Sewanee Elementary School

Sewanee Elementary School is a public, coeducational elementary school in Sewanee, Tennessee that played a significant role during the integration of Tennessee Public Schools in the 1960s.

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Sewanee Natural Bridge

Sewanee Natural Bridge in Franklin County, Tennessee, is a high natural sandstone arch with a span of.

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The Sewanee Tigers football team represents Sewanee: The University of the South in the sport of American football.

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Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Sewanee: The University of the South

The University of the South, familiarly known as Sewanee, is a private Episcopal liberal arts college in Sewanee, Tennessee.

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Shady Grove, Franklin County, Tennessee

Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Sherwood, Tennessee

Sherwood is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Shirley Majors

Shirley Inman Majors (May 7, 1913 – April 5, 1981) was an American football and baseball coach.

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South Cumberland State Park

South Cumberland State Park is a state park in the middle and southeast portions of Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau.

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Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States.

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Stephen Adams (politician)

Stephen Adams (October 17, 1807May 11, 1857) was a United States Representative (1845 to 1847) and Senator (1852 to 1857) from Mississippi.

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Temperance movement

The temperance movement is a social movement promoting temperance or complete abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States.

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The Tennessee Volunteers football program (variously called "Vols," "UT" and "Big Orange") represents the University of Tennessee (UT).

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tims Ford Lake

Tims Ford Lake is a reservoir run by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in southern middle Tennessee.

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Tims Ford State Park

Tims Ford State Park, also known as Tims Ford State Rustic Park, is a state park in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Tullahoma, Tennessee

Tullahoma is a city in Coffee and Franklin counties in southern Middle Tennessee, United States.

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Tullahoma–Manchester micropolitan area

The Tullahoma–Manchester Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in central Tennessee, anchored by the cities of Tullahoma and Manchester.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.

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Winchester, Tennessee

Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Winston County, Alabama

Winston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Franklin County, Tennessee and Winston County, Alabama are counties of Appalachia.

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Woods Reservoir

Woods Reservoir is a 3,600 acre reservoir created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for use as a cooling system for the United States Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center.

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2020 United States census

The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.

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See also

1807 establishments in Tennessee

Middle Tennessee

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Tennessee

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