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Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School

1905 - 1965

 
 
Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
1. Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School Marker
Inscription.
Relocated here by the
Class of 1965
in honor of
Mrs. Helen T. Reese
Vice-Principal, Ret.

 
Erected by Franklin High School Class of 1965.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.
 
Location. 39° 26.948′ N, 76° 49.085′ W. Marker is in Reisterstown, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Reisterstown Road (Maryland Route 140) north of Franklin Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker is at Franklin High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12000 Reisterstown Road, Reisterstown MD 21136, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Bell of the Franklin Academy (here, next to this marker); Hannah More Academy (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); From the Great Wagon Road to Main Street (approx. 1.1 miles away); Becoming Reisterstown (approx. 1.1 miles away); “Buffalo Soldiers” (approx. 1.2 miles away); John and Margaret Reister (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oldest High School in Baltimore County (approx. 1.2 miles away); Colonel William Norris (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reisterstown.
 
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 Franklin High School (Reisterstown MD) History. (Submitted on April 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
2. Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School and Marker
Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School and marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 25, 2015
3. Original Cornerstone of the Franklin Senior High School and marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 26, 2026