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historic downtown: 3 Tips for Better Holiday Pictures... - 12/19/09 07:17 AM
3 Tips for better Holiday pictures...Tis the season to take Holiday pictures and share them with your ActiveRain friends and family. Here are a few tips that I have learned over my 30 years behind the lens to have you shooting like the pro you knew you were. #1 - Use manual settings on your D-SLR. I prefer to use Aperture Priority settings. Set the aperture to the maximum f-stop (smallest number) you have. Depending upon the lens this will generally be f 5.4 or f 4.5. This will open the iris to allow maximum light into the camera sensor. Using … (125 comments)
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historic downtown: (not so) Wordless Wednesday ~ Downtown Franklin, TN - 10/28/09 07:12 AM
(not so) Wordless Wednesday ~ Downtown Franklin, TNDowntown Franklin, TN is steeped in history, tradition, and a unique blend of old and new. Is it any wonder that this quaint town was named one of the top 10 Best US neighborhoods by the American Planning Association? Downtown Franklin, TN is Tennessee's first neighborhood to get this designation.I will be doing a video blog on Downtown Franklin, TN later this week. This picture was a screen shot of some footage I took earlier this morning. Now maybe you understand why Hollywood wets the streets in night shots. Better reflected light.
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historic downtown: Historic Downtown Franklin, TN - Carnton Plantation House - 04/12/08 08:33 PM
About a mile East from the square in Historic Down Town going out Lewisburg pike, sets Carnton Plantation. The original plantation was built circa 1815 Carnton was built by former Nashville mayor Randal McGavock the 11th mayor of Nashville. All that remains of the original hose is the foundation. The current house was built in 1826. As Nashville was one of the leading political centers for this developing nation, many important figures visited Carton plantation a wealthy plantation on the outskirts of Franklin, TN. Guests to the plantation included American Presidents James K. Polk and Andrew Jackson. Carton was an important … (8 comments)
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historic downtown: Historic Downtown Franklin, TN - 04/06/08 03:52 AM
On October 26, 1799, The City of Franklin, TN was founded. Dr. Hugh Williamson, a member of the Continental Congress for whom Williamson County was named, named the city after his close friend Benjamin Franklin. For almost all of its existence, Franklin has been a small quiet town and the county seat of Williamson County, TN. Prior to the Civil War, Williamson County was one of the wealthiest counties in Tennessee and Franklin was the center of plantation economy.
However, after the Second Battle of Franklin, fought on 30 November, 1864, between the Carnton House Plantation and the Carter House … (8 comments)
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historic downtown: The Carter House - Historic Franklin, TN - 04/03/08 06:19 AM
The Carter house located at 1140 Columbia Ave is about .4 miles South East of 5 points where Andrew Jackson attended the Indian Removal Council and Hincheyville, Historic Franklin, TN’s first subdivision. This modest brick house was build circa 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter. The surrounding farm and countryside was the center of one of the most terrifying and bloodiest battles during the Civil War or any American war, a battle in which nearly the entire Army of Tennessee was destroyed.
The second battle of Franklin, November 30 1864, lasted about 5 hours resulting in the Federal army withdrawing … (5 comments)
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historic downtown: Indian Removal Council - Williamson County Archives Park - 04/02/08 06:04 AM
Located on the Southeast side of 5 points in historical downtown Franklin, TN and about 100 yards north of Franklin’s first subdivision Hincheyville, is the Williamson County Archives and Museum. It is on this site on 20 August, 1830 when Andrew Jackson met with the chiefs of the Chickasaw Nation to sign the Chickasaw Treaty. In the spring of that year, Congress had passed the Indian Removal Act providing the President with the means to exchange the lands of the five civilized Indian Nations of the Southeast for lands west of the Mississippi River. The Chickasaw Treaty signed in Franklin, TN … (2 comments)
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historic downtown: Historic Franklin, TN - Hincheyville - 04/01/08 05:46 AM
Just south of 5 points in historic downtown Franklin, TN sets Franklin’s first subdivision Hincheyville. The subdivision was developed in early 1819 by Felix Grundy, James Irwin, and James Trimble. The ninety acres, extending from Fair Street to Eleventh Avenue had 26 lots on Fair Street, 25 lots on Main Street and 8 lots on Bridge Street. The subdivision was named for Hinchea Petway who was a wealthy merchant who owned the land. His house, which had to be razed to build the subdivision, was located approximately in the middle of 8th Ave between Fair Street and West Main. The Hincheyville … (5 comments)
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historic downtown: Historical Court House - Franklin, TN - 03/31/08 05:55 AM
This posting and the contents written here are the intellectual property of Michael Thornton of Complete Home Inspections, Inc. providing home inspections for Brentwood, Nashville, Davidson and Williamson Counties of Middle Tennessee. The views and opinions expressed are just that - views and opinions of Michael Thornton and those who comment. This post is a contribution to the ActiveRain Real Estate Network.
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