Franklin, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

1. Franklin Marker

Inscription. Incorporated as a town in 1876, Franklin began as a Southampton County village in the 1830s. In October, 1862, during the Civil War, Union gunboats on the Blackwater River shelled the town and the railroad station. Several skirmishes occurred nearby in 1862 and 1863. A major fire destroyed 43 buildings in the town on February 26, 1881. The Camp Brothers' lumber mill and later their paper mill, as well as the peanut industry, helped Franklin prosper in this century. Franklin became an incorporated City in 1960.

Erected 1988 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-126.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1760.

Location. 36° 40.487′ N, 76° 55.189′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Virginia. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and South Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin VA 23851, United States of America.

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Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Recovery and Progress (within shouting distance of this marker); The Age of Gasoline (within shouting distance of this marker); "Can't Is Not in the Camp's Vocabulary" (within shouting distance of this marker); War Comes to the Blackwater (within shouting distance of this marker); The Age of Steam (within shouting distance of this marker); The Barretts: A Franklin Pioneer Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Commissary Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

2. Franklin Marker

all markers in Franklin.

Franklin Marker on South Main Street (facing south). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 18, 2009

3. Franklin Marker on South Main Street (facing south).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

4. Franklin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,646 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 20, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on April 20, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.