Winstead Hill Observation Post

Historical marker location:

4023 Columbia Ave, Franklin, Tennessee

( Memorial can be reached from Columbia Avenue (U.S. 31) 0.2 miles south of Mack C. Hatcher Memorial Parkway (Tennessee Route 397), on the right when traveling south.)

Battle of Franklin. Wed. November 30, 1864.

The first recorded gold rush in the United States occurred in Tennessee in the early 19th century. The discovery of gold in the state's Cherokee lands sparked a rush of settlers and miners hoping to strike it rich.