Fort Granger

	Fort Granger
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Off Liberty Pike, Franklin, Tennessee
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1862
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No style listed
NRHP reference No.	73001858
Added to NRHP	January 8, 1973

Fort Granger is a property in Franklin, Tennessee that is a City of Franklin park, in the central Franklin area.^[2] It was part of American Civil War fortifications of Franklin and includes trenches dug by Civil War soldiers.

It was built in 1862. Guns from Fort Granger provided an enfilading fire upon Confederate attack in the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864.^[3]

A 20-acre (8.1 ha) area of the property, including one contributing structure and one contributing site, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

Roper's Knob Fortifications is another NRHP-listed fortification on the Franklin battlefield area.

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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^ Jacob Dolson Cox. "Fort+Granger+"+Tennessee&hl=en&ei=BiDJTfXDD4XagAezyOCKBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q="Fort Granger " Tennessee&f=false The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864: a monograph. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)

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Fort Granger - City of Franklin

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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[3] Jacob Dolson Cox. "Fort+Granger+"+Tennessee&hl=en&ei=BiDJTfXDD4XagAezyOCKBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q="Fort Granger " Tennessee&f=false The Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864: a monograph. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)

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