by Leisa McCracken | Aug 28, 2024
Friday September 6th, 2024 * 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Franklin County Visitors Bureau is excited to highlight the world premiere of “Fedeltà. Soldier. Prisoner,” a documentary by Stephen Mancini relating the experiences of Italian Prisoners of War, kept at Letterkenny...
by Leisa McCracken | Apr 20, 2023
Saturday May 18th 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Sunday May 19th 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Across the Centuries, the regions largest living history timeline, returns to Fort Loudoun Historic Site. This living history timeline covers 2,000 years of world history! Ever wanted... by Janet Pollard | Aug 29, 2022 | Blog
Franklin County Visitors Bureau is pleased to host “Letterkenny World War II Italian Prisoner of War Experience,” a new exhibit in the lobby of the Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center. The exhibit showcases more than 400 photographs, excerpts of memoirs, and...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 6, 2018 | History
Approaching Letterkenny Chapel, the bell tower, the quoin- brickwork, and the curved arches draws the eye because it is a different. It is not typical for the Cumberland Valley. With a second look, it is easy to see the Italian inspiration in the design, but how and... by Janet Pollard | Oct 6, 2015 | Blog, General
Seventy years after the end of World War II, Franklin County’s Historic Letterkenny Chapel and Franklin County Veterans and 9/11 Memorial Park are remembering the contributions of the Italian Prisoners of War stationed at Letterkenny Depot. 2015 marks the 70th...