Franklin in Venango County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 5, 2013

1. Franklin Marker

Inscription. A frontier settlement, originally called Venango, was an established community and county seat when the oil boom hit. The town grew and prospered with the influx of speculators and businesses, becoming a center of refining activity in the rapidly developing petroleum industry.
A special oil, known as Franklin Heavy Crude, brought wealth but Franklin avoided the "boom and bust" cycle of towns created during the oil excitement.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 23.861′ N, 79° 49.83′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Pennsylvania, in Venango County. It can be reached from Liberty Street (Pennsylvania Route 8) 0.1 miles east of 13th Street (U.S. 322), on the right when traveling east. Located front of DeBence Antique Music World, 1261 Liberty Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin PA 16323, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Samuel C.T. Dodd (within shouting distance of this marker); Universal Motherhood (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John E. Logue, Jr. (about 600 feet away); Venango County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Major General Jesse L. Reno

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Venango County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

More about this marker. Marker is mounted in the sidewalk.

Also see . . . A Small Town with Great Festivals. (Submitted on October 5, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 5, 2013

2. Franklin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.