1968 Map of Franklin

About this map

Franklin serves as the focal point of this survey, shown during a period of urban expansion that extended the city limits toward the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the West Fork Drakes Creek, which draws a complex path through the limestone-rich terrain of Simpson County and across the state line. Evidence of early industry and community life is scattered along these waterways, most notably at the Peden Mill site and the nearby Peden Mill Cem.