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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MGQ_belle-isle-salt-mine-memorial_Franklin-LA.html
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On March 5, 1968 fire broke out in the Belle Isle Salt Mine in St. Mary Parish. Twenty-one men were trapped 1200 feet underground with their only escape engulfed in flames. Coal miners from Kentucky flew in to help with the attempted rescu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LMC_jared-young-sanders_Franklin-LA.html
Governor of Louisiana, 1908-1912. Born Avoca Plantation near Morgan City. Law firm located near Franklin courthouse. Served in Louisiana Legislature and U.S. Congress from Franklin.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LMA_charles-austin-o-neill_Franklin-LA.html
Franklin native, Chief Justice Charles A. O'Neill, 1869-1951. On Louisiana Supreme Court bench, 1914-1949. Stamped as one of the state's immortals for his contributions to law in the United States and the cause of justice and freedom.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LM9_franklins-historic-lampposts_Franklin-LA.html
The original lampposts and neutral ground project began in 1915 under Mayor Charles Lauve. A 1916 ordinance prohibited chickens from walking on the boulevards, and "Do Not Hitch" appears on each lamppost. On February 22, 2005 a ceremony commemorat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LM8_battle-of-irish-bend_Franklin-LA.html
Also called by the Confederates the battle of Nerson's Woods or Franklin. In the Teche campaign the Federals followed the retreating Confederates from Bisland. Units of the Federal army under Gen. C.C. Grover landed from transports on Grand Lake a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LM7_the-gunboat-diana_Franklin-LA.html
Embedded in the banks of Bayou Teche to the east of this site and visible from here are the boilers of the gunboat Diana. Originally a Federal vessel operating on the lower Teche, it was captured by the Confederates. During the Bisland campaign, u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LM6_german-prisoner-of-war-camp_Franklin-LA.html
Located 1 mile west is the site of a W.W. II prisoner-of-war camp. Formerly a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp, the low-security P.O.W. camp opened October 14, 1943. It held captured German soldiers of the Afrikacorps who worked in the area …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LM5_franklin_Franklin-LA.html
Named for Benjamin Franklin in 1800 by founder Alexander 'Guinea' Lewis, town became St. Mary Parish seat in 1811, was incorporated in 1830, served as Teche Country's port of entry and trade center until coming of railroads in 1870s.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LM4_murphy-james-foster_Franklin-LA.html
Home of Murphy James Foster, prominent St. Mary Parish plantation owner and lawyer of the reconstruction period who served the people of Louisiana with honor and distinction as:
Louisiana State Senator (1880-1892)
Thirty-first Governor (1892-190…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LM3_donelson-caffery_Franklin-LA.html
Site of home of Donelson Caffery, courageous soldier of the Confederacy; distinguished lawyer and sugar planter of St. Mary Parish; able and uncompromising member of United States Senate (1892-1901); a most influential figure in the history of Lou…