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Ewen Cameron
2nd Avenue South south of East Main Street (U.S. 31), Franklin,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 55' 29.579988",
-86° 52' 1.2"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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On this site in 1798 Ewen Cameron built the first house in the town of Franklin. Cameron was born Feb. 23, 1768 in Balgalkan, Ferintosh, Scotland. He emigrated to Virginia in 1785 and from there came to Tennessee. Cameron died Feb. 28, 1846, having lived forty-eight years in the same log house. He and his second wife, Mary, are buried in the old City Cemetery. His descendants have lived in Franklin continuously since 1798 when his son Duncan was the first white child born here.
Erected 1993 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Ewen Cameron Historical Marker Location Map, Franklin, Tennessee Map
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