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- The County was formed in 1786 from parts of Bedford and Henry Counties by an act of the General Assembly.
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The county was established on April 30, 1803, less than two months after Ohio became a state, and was named after Benjamin Franklin. [5] Originally, Franklin County extended north to Lake Erie before it was subdivided into smaller counties.
Oct 17, 2016 · On March 30, 1803, the State of Ohio authorized the creation of Franklin County. The county originally was part of Ross County. The county was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
In the 1740s, pioneers traveling by river and road from Eastern Virginia and Maryland, and Scotch-Irish and German families coming down the Carolina Road (originally known as the Great Indian Warrior Path) settled in what would become Franklin County, then the western-most county in Virginia.
Jul 23, 2008 · The county was established on April 30, 1803, less than two months after Ohio became a state, and was named after Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County originally extended all the way north to Lake Erie before Ohio subdivided further into more counties.
Sep 26, 2024 · The county was established on April 30, 1803, less than two months after Ohio became a state, and was named after Benjamin Franklin. [5] Originally, Franklin County extended north to Lake Erie before it was subdivided into smaller counties.
Jul 29, 2024 · History. Franklin County Courthouse Franklin County was created by an act of the Territorial Legislature on February 6, 1818, almost two years before Alabama became a state. The county was named for Benjamin Franklin and originally contained parts of Colbert County.
White settlement began around 1800, and the county was formally organized in 1807 and named for Benjamin Franklin. [ 3 ][ 4 ] During the next several decades, the size of the county was reduced several times by reorganizations which created the neighboring counties of Coffee County, Moore County, and Grundy County.
