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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AUQ_robert-e-lee_Franklin-OH.html
Erected and dedicated by the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
and Friends
in loving memory of
Robert E. Lee
and to mark the route of the
Dixie Highway
"the shaft memorial and highway straight
at test his worth - he cometh his own&q…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RQV_franklin-veterans-memorial_Franklin-OH.html
front
Lest We Forget
dedicated to all who rendered service
to our country
during the World War
1914 - 1918
back
Lest We Forget
dedicated to all who served
our country
during World War II
and the Korean Conflict
1941 - 1945
1950 - 1953
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RNJ_robert-e-lee_Franklin-OH.html
(logo- Lee on horse)
Erected and dedicated by the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
and Friends
in loving memory of
Robert E. Lee
and to mark the route of the
Dixie Highway
"the shaft memorial and highway straight
attest his worth …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A32_franklin-in-the-civil-war_Franklin-OH.html
Men from Franklin Township were among the first from Ohio to leave for the war and participated in many of the conflict's great campaigns. Individual companies of the 1st Ohio (90 day), 2nd Ohio, 75th Ohio, and 79th Ohio infantry were raised local…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A31_lewis-davis-campbell_Franklin-OH.html
Two leading figures in nineteenth century national and state politics were born in log cabins located near this spot. Lewis Davis Campbell (1811-1882) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1849 to 1858, rising to the leadership of Ohio'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A30_robert-cummings-schenck_Franklin-OH.html
Robert Cumming Schenck (1809-1890) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1843 to 1851. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was appointed a general in the Union Army and was seriously wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas in August 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A2T_the-mackinaw-historic-district_Franklin-OH.html
Most of the homes in this district were constructed after the creation of the Mackinaw Development Corporation in 1887. The corporation was named for the Cincinnati, Jackson, and Mackinaw Railroad which arrived in Franklin from Darke County in 188…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A2Q_the-thirkield-store_Franklin-OH.html
Founded by John L. Thirkield in 1832
Occupied this corner from 1850 until 1979.
The Thirkield family owned and operated the store which prided itself on quality merchandise and good customer relations. Under the leadership of Eden B. Thirkie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHMQ_preservation-of-log-post-office_Franklin-OH.html
[North face of the pavilion]
It all started in June 1974 when Franklin Judge J.T. Riley decided to replace the white building pictured here. It was reputed that the right portion was where J.N.C. Schenck had his store and post office. He was ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHMO_the-old-log-post-office_Franklin-OH.html
The oldest known structure standing in Franklin, the Old Log Post Office is a reminder of the links the community's earliest members maintained to the rest of the young state of Ohio and to the United States during the early nineteenth century. Jo…