Slowly, the name "plantation" will disappear from the essence of Carnton. The erasure of the Carnton Plantation name has already started quietly, beginning with its social media pages. It has been ...

Emily West has a story over at The Tennessean about Carnton Plantation changing its name to plain old Carnton. The explanation is hilarious: Carnton originated in 1826 at the hand of Randal McGavock, ...

During the Prohibition era, Tennessee's hills and hollows were quite popular for bootleggers. In fact, bootleggers were common anywhere folks could have a little privacy, and there just happened to be ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — A new monument was unveiled at the historic Carnton Plantation honors the slaves who lived in Williamson County on Saturday. Leading this effort was the nonprofit Franklin's ...

Justin Stelter has always had his hands in the dirt. From his early years of playing with Tonka trucks in his parents' garden to planting heirloom peonies last spring at Historic Carnton Plantation, ...

After reading "The Widow of the South" (based on true events) by Robert Hicks, I was inspired to visit the town of Franklin, Tenn., to see for myself the Carnton Plantation, where this story took ...