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tennessee highways and byways nashville home inspections brentwood home inspections: Granny White - The Fact Behind the Fiction . . . - 03/14/08 04:24 AM

There were many battles fought along Granny White Pike during the Battle of Nashville. One of these The Battle of the Barrels took place between Taggertwood Drive where the Richland Country Club is located and Oman Drive where Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory is located. This main thoroughfare runs through southern Davidson and Northern Williamson Counties. Being a local history buff, I have long wondered what the history behind the name was. After doing much research and listening to local lore and wives tales about “Granny” White hiding Confederate soldiers from the Northern Army, I was able to come up with this … (8 comments)

 
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