Isaac Franklin was 28 years older than Adelicia when she married him; she inherited the fortune he made as a slave trader. Credit: © 2011 Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com
- Isaac Franklin was 28 years older than Adelicia when she married him; she inherited the fortune he made as a slave trader.
- Adelica Acklen, who went through war zones to steal her cotton to sell in Europe, could have been the model for Scarlett O'Hara.
- Belmont Mansion, built by Adelicia Acklen in 1853 with her own fortune, became Ward-Belmont College, a woman's school.
- Adelicia Acklen built Belmont Mansion in 1853 with her own fortune Belmont is one of the few 19th century homes whose history revolves around the life of a woman.
- Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen could have been a model for Scarlett O'Hara, letting nothing stand in her way to save her fortune.
- Two days before marrying Joseph A. S. Acklen, a handsome attorney, Adelicia presented him with a pre-nuptial agreement
- A painting at Belmont mansion shows how fabulous the estate was in the 1850s.
- The family dining room at Belmont, where each day, Adelicia's chldren had to recite a fact.
- The formal dining room at Belmont, where Adelicia would entertain lavishly, including Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Andrew Johnson, and inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
- A bedroom in Belmont Mansion; many of the furnishings in the house are original.
- Rare life-size portrait of a young Queen Victoria, a hero to Adelicia Acklen, is one of most valuable pieces in Belmont Mansion.
- Adelicia Acklen with one of her daughters.
- Franklin's Civil War monument and the Courthouse, used as Union headquarters when the village was occupied.
- Marble from the Tennessee's capitol columns mark the gravesite of a Civil War soldier buried in 2009 with honor.
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