{"id":1940,"date":"2022-05-06T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T00:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2022-05-12T07:52:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:52:47","slug":"the-battle-of-the-state-of-franklin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=1940","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of the State of Franklin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1788 the fate of the State of Franklin was uncertain.\u00a0 North Carolina had re-exerted control over the area, appointing judges, sheriffs and other state and county officials, and residents of the area were divided between supporters of Franklin and supporters of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Everything came to a head early in 1788 at the John Tipton farm in Washington County, Franklin\/North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell that story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing our stories with your friends&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Photo of the Tipton Haynes house in 1936 -by W. Jeter Eason, Photographer &#8211; http:\/\/lcweb2.loc.gov\/pnp\/habshaer\/tn\/tn0100\/tn0161\/photos\/154524pv.jpg, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=12131460)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3531\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1940-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746585\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746585\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746585\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746585\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1940-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746585\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1788 the fate of the State of Franklin was uncertain.\u00a0 North Carolina had re-exerted control over the area, appointing judges, sheriffs and other state and county officials, and residents of the area were divided between supporters of Franklin and supporters of North Carolina. 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