The Tragedy, The Glory of Hundred Oaks Castle: The Legacy Edition

Just one mile southwest of the Winchester Square in Franklin County, Tennessee, one finds the fire-scarred ruins of Hundred Oaks Castle. Ensconced within the walls of this crumbling brick edifice stands the former home of Tennessee's 21st governor, Albert Smith Marks - a residence now swallowed by time, flame and encroaching wilderness. What remains are fractured towers and red-brick walls, standing like sentinels over a story marked by ambition, brilliance and loss.

The legacy of Hundred Oa...