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Isaac Franklin Plantation

1832 establishments in TennesseeFormer National Historic Landmarks of the United StatesFormer National Register of Historic Places in TennesseeFranklin & ArmfieldGallatin, Tennessee
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in TennesseeHouses completed in 1832Houses in Sumner County, TennesseeNRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Sumner County, TennesseePlantation houses in TennesseeTennessee building and structure stubsUse mdy dates from August 2023
Fairvue, U.S. Highway 31 E, Gallatin vicinity Sumner County, Tennessee
Fairvue, U.S. Highway 31 E, Gallatin vicinity Sumner County, Tennessee

Isaac Franklin Plantation, also known as Fairvue, is an antebellum plantation house in Gallatin, Tennessee. Fairvue Plantation was built in 1832 for Isaac Franklin (1789–1846). Franklin retired to be a planter there after a career as a partner in the largest slave-trading firm in the South prior to the Civil War. After his death, the property was inherited by his widow, Adelicia Acklen. The land of the former estate was long cultivated for agriculture.Fairvue was named a National Historic Landmark in 1977. The Club at Fairvue Plantation opened in 2004. In 2005, the house's historic landmark status was withdrawn due to development that had damaged its historic integrity. Much of the plantation property was developed for a gated community of large, luxury suburban mansions.

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Fairvue, U.S. Highway 31 E, Gallatin vicinity Sumner County, Tennessee
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Old Hickory Lake is a reservoir in north central Tennessee. It is formed by the Old Hickory Lock and Dam (36°17′48″N 86°39′20″W), located on the Cumberland River at mile 216.2 in Sumner and Davidson counties, approximately 25 miles (40 km) upstream from Nashville. The city of Hendersonville is situated on the northern shoreline of the lake, and Old Hickory, a portion of Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County, is located on the southern side of the lake, just upstream of the lock and dam. The lake extends 97.3 miles (156.6 km) upstream to Cordell Hull Lock and Dam (36°17′25″N 85°56′36″W), near Carthage, Tennessee. The dam and lake are named after President Andrew Jackson (nicknamed "Old Hickory"), who lived in the vicinity, at The Hermitage. The lock, dam, powerhouse and lake are operated and supervised by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff under the direction of the District Engineer at Nashville. Construction started in January 1952, and dam closure was completed in June 1954. Historic Rock Castle, completed in 1796, is the former home of pioneer Daniel Smith. He is known for his contributions in settling Hendersonville in the early nineteenth century. The lake now borders this property. Old Hickory Lake is a mainstream storage impoundment on the Cumberland River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The reservoir contains 22,500 acres (91 km2) at an elevation of 445 feet (above sea level) and extends 97.3 river miles. Water level fluctuations are minimal with minimum pool elevation at 442 feet (135 m). Public facilities include eight marinas, two Corps-operated campgrounds, and 41 boat access sites, as well as the Old Hickory Lake Arboretum.