Franklinia Altamaha

The Franklin Tree (Franklinia Altamaha)

was discovered by John Bartram, the

first Native American Botanist, on

October 1, 1765.It was located about

18 miles south of here in the swamp

lands of the Altamaha River.This tree

was named after Benjamin Franklin and

became famous as the Lost ...

Brookville, Franklin County

Home of four Indiana Governors:

James B. Ray, 1825-1831;

Noah Noble, 1831-1837;

David Wallace, 1837-1840 and

Abram A. Hammond, 1860-1861.

Location of United States Land Office

from 1820 to 1825.

Marker is on U.S. 52 south of Sonja Avenue, on the ...

Franklin P. Mall, M.D.

1862-1919

First Johns Hopkins Professor of Anatomy.

After 1914, also first Director of the Department of Embryology at Washington's Carnegie Institution, where he pioneered

embryological research.

Marker is on Bolton Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Franklin County Courthouse

constructed in 1893, was designed by Geo. P. Washburn (Ottawa) one of the state's most prominent early architects. He designed fifteen courthouses in three states. This courthouse, because of its architectural excellence and being the best-kept example of his use ...

Franklin and Armfield Slave Office

(1315 Duke Street)

Isaac Franklin and John Armfield leased this brick building with access to the wharves and docks in 1828 as a holding pen for enslaved people being shipped from Northern Virginia to Louisiana. They purchased the building and three ...

Franklintown's Historic Roots

The Gwynns Falls Trail begins near Franklintown at the abrupt end of Interstate 70 and passes by two of the community's landmarks, a mill and an inn. The gristmill operated on Dead Run from 1761 to 1934. Franklintown Inn accommodated ...

Franklin J. Fischer Addition

Opened in September, 1999

This fifteen-acre addition to the Valley View Cemetery was purchased in 1998 from Robert Bailey.

The addition is named for Franklin J. Fischer because of his dedication, commitment, and service to the Valley View Cemetery for fifty years ...

Franklin Relic Hall - 1937

The log Relic Hall is a fine example of Depression Era rustic architecture. Completed in 1937, it also represents a successful early effort to preserve and interpret community history. The building was designed in 1935 by architect Chris Gunderson to ...

Franklin

"Cradle of the Santa Fe Trail"

This Trail

One of the Great Highways of the World

Stretched nearly one thousand miles from

Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico

"From Civilization to Sundown"

[Relief Caption]

Captain William Becknell of Franklin

"Father of the Santa Fe Trail"

With four companions, ...

Franklin Square

“The Grove”

Site for this public park was given to the town of Smithville, which was named in his honor, by Governor Benjamin Smith. His legacy provided that land in this square be used for educational, fraternal, religious and recreational purposes.

Th ...