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KFC on Murfreesboro Road
Franklin's last KFC, on Murfreesboro Road. It closed in August 2026.
The facts
Where and what.
- What it is
- Restaurant, fried chicken
- Town
- Franklin, Williamson County
- Closed
- August 2026
- Neighborhood guide
- Franklin: where to live, what it costs, the trade-offs
On the Frontline
Where we have written about it.
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