The Franklin Mountains

Cabeza de Vaca Peak, elevation 7,152, is eight miles north from where you stand on the scenic point. History records that these rugged limestone mountains, from which stones were hewn and spring water was drawn to build El Paso, were ...

Franklin Loomis Crane

Born Jan. 10, 1808,

Died Nov. 21, 1884.

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Founder of the Topeka Cemetery

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Franklinton

Franklinton

Founded by Lucas Sullivant

Site of War of 1812 Encampment

General William Henry Harrison, Commander

Land Office and "Harrison House"

NSUS Daughters of 1812 - Ohio

1983-1987

Marker is at the intersection of West Broad Street (U.S. 40) and North Gift Street, on the right when ...

The History of Franklin Court

In this yard, now known as Franklin Court, formerly stood the home of Benjamin Franklin. In his later years, Franklin also built three Market Street houses and a Print Shop for his printer-publisher grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache.

Franklin first saw ...

Franklin Court

I am got into my niche, after being kept out of it 24 years by foreign employments. 'Tis a very good house that I built so very long ago to retire into . . . .

Signature - Benj Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin

(1706 - 1790)

Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, philanthropist statesman, and scientist. The eighteenth century's most illustrious Pennsylvanian built a house in Franklin Court starting in 1763, and here he lived the last five years of his life.

Marker is on ...

History of New Franklin

1816

A River Town Begins

Named for American statesman Benjamin Franklin, the frontier river town of Franklin was established in 1816. The following year, it was designated the county seat of Howard County. In the blink of an eye, Franklin's population was ...

The Last Resting Place of Benjamin Franklin

1706 - 1790

"Venerated for benevolence, admired for talents, esteemed for patriotism, beloved for philanthropy."

Washington

"The sage whom two worlds claimed as their own."

Mirabeau

"He tore from the skies the lightning and from tyrants the sceptre."

Turgot

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Chronology of Benjamin Franklin

1706 Born at Boston, January 17.

1723 Removed to Philadelphia.

1729 Editor of Pennsylvania Gazette.

1730 Appointed Public Printer.

1731 Founded the Philadelphia Library.

1736 Organized the first Philadelphia Fire Company.

1737 Appointed Postmaster of Philadelphia.

1738 Member of the ...

Benjamin Franklin

1706 - 1790

The class of 1930 at its 50th reunion honors Benjamin Franklin founder of the University of Pennsylvania which began at this site in 1749 and which in 1779 became the first university in this nation. We recognize ...