Out Franklin Road

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A brief and entertaining history of the 60-acre tract of land now occupied by First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, TN. From its beginning as a part of North Carolina, this tract has had an interesting sequence of owners, including Andrew Jackson's close friend, Judge John Overton, followed by Confederate Col. John Overton, then horseman Van Leer Kirkman, financier Rogers Caldwell, and John Hancock Cheek, part of the family which created Maxwell House Coffee. First Presbyterian Church of Nashville has overseen a significant ministry on the property since 1949.