Winchester: Franklin County Seat Above Tims Ford Lake
Winchester is the seat of Franklin County on the southern edge of Middle Tennessee, near the Alabama border. The town was founded in 1809 and named for General James Winchester of the War of 1812. Population sits around 9,500. The Elk River flows through the town, and Tims Ford Lake, a Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir on the Elk, extends westward from a dam a few miles above Winchester.
Tims Ford Lake spans about 10,700 acres and draws anglers, particularly for smallmouth bass, along with recreational boaters. Tims Ford State Park on the lake's northern shore includes a marina, cabins, and a golf course. The Bear Trace golf course at Tims Ford was designed by Jack Nicklaus and is part of a state parks golf circuit created in the late 1990s.
Franklin County is home to the University of the South in nearby Sewanee, about 15 miles east on the Cumberland Plateau. The university, commonly called Sewanee, is an Episcopal liberal arts college founded in 1857 that occupies a 13,000-acre domain on the plateau. Its presence provides some economic spillover to Winchester for shopping and services.
Downtown Winchester retains a courthouse square with the Franklin County courthouse at its center. Several 19th-century commercial buildings surround the square. The Old Jail Museum, housed in the 1897 former county jail, displays local history artifacts. The Hundred Oaks Castle, a large private residence built in 1889 by lawyer Arthur Handly Marks and modeled on Scottish design traditions, stands on the edge of town.
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Winchester is the seat of Franklin County on the southern edge of Middle Tennessee, near the Alabama border. The town was founded in 1809 and named for General James Winchester of the War of 1812. Population sits around 9,500. The Elk River flows through the town, and Tims Ford Lake, a Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir on the Elk, extends westward from a dam a few miles above Winchester.
Tims Ford Lake spans about 10,700 acres and draws anglers, particularly for smallmouth bass, along with recreational boaters. Tims Ford State Park on the lake's northern shore includes a marina, cabins, and a golf course. The Bear Trace golf course at Tims Ford was designed by Jack Nicklaus and is part of a state parks golf circuit created in the late 1990s.
Franklin County is home to the University of the South in nearby Sewanee, about 15 miles east on the Cumberland Plateau. The university, commonly called Sewanee, is an Episcopal liberal arts college founded in 1857 that occupies a 13,000-acre domain on the plateau. Its presence provides some economic spillover to Winchester for shopping and services.
Downtown Winchester retains a courthouse square with the Franklin County courthouse at its center. Several 19th-century commercial buildings surround the square. The Old Jail Museum, housed in the 1897 former county jail, displays local history artifacts. The Hundred Oaks Castle, a large private residence built in 1889 by lawyer Arthur Handly Marks and modeled on Scottish design traditions, stands on the edge of town.
Escortservice.com catalogs the escort sites listing Winchester among their service areas. As a directory-only service, Escortservice.com makes no arrangements between users and the websites it lists. Users must be 21 years old or older.
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