Antebellum Home Tour

Members and Friends of the Franklin County Historical Association:



On September 6, 2010 we have the opportunity to visit one of only four antebellum homes standing in Franklin County. The fact that we can brag of four is an honor in itself when you realize that there may not be one single antebellum home in each of Wood, Red River, Titus and Hopkins counties. We have a treasure trove. The Cherokee Trace – the major highway through eastern Texas passed through the length of our county; we had the settlement; and we still have the houses. Our county was actively involved in the Civil War. In 2011, you’ll hear a wonderful theatrical rendition based on a diary of a young girl living here during the War (as our ancestors called the war which had a greater loss of life than all other wars involving our country combined).



Tom Wilkinson will lead us out to the Petty-Killingsworth House for a private tour. The home is not open to the public and we have a rare chance to visit the house.



We’ll car pool and caravan from the First National Bank’s Century Room at 6:00 p.m. on Monday night, September 6, 2010. We’ll then return to the Century Room to enjoy our pot luck meal at about 7:15 p.m. There will be door prizes. It will be entertaining, educational and fun. Come for the fellowship and a chance to visit one of the houses whose sons marched off to war.

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