As the government began to tax and regulate alcohol, rural Tennesseans who relied on liquor for income were faced with a stark choice: starve or make their whiskey illegally.

With more than 800 cemeteries scattered across Williamson County, the task of preserving those burial grounds and their history is as vast as the land itself. Today, a portion of that work is being carried out by a small but determined group of volunteers focused on Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Williamson County.

Dr. Charles C. Johnson was Franklin’s first Black physician, remembered for his courage and lasting impact on the community.