Want to take a walking tour of Fort Granger this Saturday?

Save the Franklin Battlefield announces . . . .

You are invited to join us for a free tour of Fort Granger on Saturday April 16th as an activity of the City of Franklin’s Arbor/Earth Day. The tour will leave from Pinkerton Park at 11:00 to walk to the Federal fort on the bluff above the river. An encampment with reenactors will be on hand.

There will also be plenty of other activities and fun for the whole family at the city’s Arbor/Earth Day event which will run from 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m.. There will be demonstrations, programs for children such as tree climing and bicycle rodeo, community and business booths, and tree saplings will be given away. Entertainment and food will also be available.

Pinkerton Park is located at 405 Murfreesboro Rd in Franklin. The STFB tour is free and open to the public and STFB members. For more information, please call the STFB office at (615) 500-6612.

Author: Kraig McNutt

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