History

Ignite Blazing Trails of History

From settlement of the frontier and the French and Indian War to the Underground Railroad and Civil War, American history was written on the canvas of Franklin County. The influence of many distinguished people and well-known events of Franklin County stretched beyond the county boundaries, contributing to the story that is America’s history.

Mary Jemison (Dehgewanus) – Martin Delaney – Nellie Fox -- James Buchanan – Robert E. Lee – Margaret Cochran Corbin – Frederick Douglass -- Jimmy Stewart – Patrick Gass – Peter Geiser & George Frick – Walter Washington Smith – Thaddeus Stevens

To find out who these people are—if you don’t know or remember—and to find how they are associated with Franklin County, visit one of Franklin County’s museums or sites of historic interpretation.

 

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Early Frontiers

Frontier & Forts

Underground Railroad

John Brown

Civil War

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