Franklin in Franklin County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Heads of Pioneer Families That Came to Franklin, Idaho
1860 — 1863
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2024
1. Heads of Pioneer Families That Came to Franklin, Idaho Marker
George Alder • Enoch Broadbent • Thomas Bennett • John Biggs • Alexander Bothwick • Richard Coulter • Nephi Comish • John Comish • Benjamin Chadwick • James Chadwick • Joseph Chadwick • George W. Crocheron • William Corbridge • John Corbridge • William K. Comish • Joseph Dunkley • John Doney • Robert Dowdel • George A. Davey • Ephraim Elsworth • George Foster • Charles W. Fox • William Fluitt • John Frew • James Frew • Robert Gregory • William Garner • John Goaslind • John Goaslind, Jr. • Arnold Goodleif • Lorenzo H. Hatch • George Hampton • Sarah Hampton • T.O.D. Howell • Thomas Hull • Robert Hull • William Hull • Thomas Hull, Jr. • Samuel Handy • William Handy • Samuel Huff • Henry Hobbs • Charles W. Hobbs • William H. Head • Martha Howland • John Johnson • Dabner Keel • Edward Kingsford • Thomas Lowe • Peter Lowe • William Lynox • George Lee • John Laird • Thomas Mendenhall • Thomas Mendenhall, Jr. • John Morrison • Thomas McCann • Joshua Messeorvy • Joshua Messeorvy, Jr. • John Messeorvy • Joseph Messeorvy • Sarah Marshall • Thomas Mayberry • Gabriel Mayberry • Mrs. Mary Mayberry • Andrew Morrison • Isaac B. Nash •
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Erected 2009 by Franklin Pioneer Association and Pioneer Sons.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2024
2. Heads of Pioneer Families That Came to Franklin, Idaho Monument
Looking north from Main Street.
Location. 42° 1.041′ N, 111° 48.068′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Idaho, in Franklin County. It is on East Main Street just east of North 1st East, on the left when traveling east. The marker is beside the sidewalk on the west side of Franklin Relic Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 East Main Street, Franklin ID 83237, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Bear River Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Franklin Relic Hall - 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); Franklin Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); ZCMI Co-op Building (within shouting distance of this marker); FCMI Store 1858 (within shouting distance of this marker); Hatch House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lorenzo Hill Hatch & John Doney Houses (about 300 feet away);
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 10, 2024
3. Heads of Pioneer Families That Came to Franklin, Idaho Monument
Looking east along Main Street. Franklin Relic Hall is in the background.
Also see . . . Franklin, Idaho (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The town was founded by Mormon pioneers led by Thomas S. Smart on April 14, 1860, in what was then Washington Territory, although at the time it was believed the settlement was within the bounds of Utah Territory. The town was named for Franklin Richards, an Apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Franklin is the first permanent European settlement in present-day Idaho. Its political status remained ambiguous until an 1872 survey determined the townsite was in Idaho Territory about 1-mile north of the Utah Territory border. The area within the town limits was platted into square blocks in 1864.(Submitted on October 26, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
