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After the passage of the [[National Historic Preservation Act]] of 1966, some Franklin residents have worked to identify and preserve its most significant historic assets. Five [[historic districts]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], as are many individual non-historic but older structures.
Franklin is home to an armed forces memorial, on the grounds of the Williamson County Archives. It honors Williamson County men who served in American wars from the [[Creek War]] to the [[Gulf War]].<ref name="Archives Memorial">{{cite web|url=https://visitfranklin.com/see-and-do/williamson-county-veterans-park-and-cannon-located-on-the-grounds-of-williamson-county|title=Williamson County Veterans' Park And Cannon (Located On The Grounds Of Williamson County Archives)|work=Visit Franklin|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref> Around the seal of Franklin are placed engraved bricks that radiate in a circle. The largest brick is in honor of [[George Jordan (Medal of Honor)|George Jordan]], an African-American man and former slave. As a [[
Historic preservation and church leaders developed the "Fuller Story", a project to recognize the lives and contributions of African Americans to Franklin. In October 2021 a statue of a soldier of the [[United States Colored Troops]] was installed in front of the old Williamson County Courthouse on Franklin Square. It marks the contributions of thousands of African Americans in ending the Civil War and reuniting the Union. The square was the site of a former slave market and it holds the Confederate monument. <ref>{{Cite news|last1=McGee|first1=Jamie|last2=Maney|first2=Sarahbeth|date=October 24, 2021|title=Remove a Confederate Statue? A Tennessee City Did This Instead.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/us/remove-a-confederate-statue-a-tennessee-city-did-this-instead.html|access-date=October 24, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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