Grassland Community

Historical marker location:

Franklin, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Hillsboro Road (U.S. 431) and Boxwood Drive, on the right when traveling south on Hillsboro Road.)

Marker installed: 1997

Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. It joined the Confederacy in June 1861, but a significant portion of its population remained loyal to the Union, leading to a bitter and divided conflict within the state.