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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Franklin County

 
Clickable Map of Franklin County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Franklin County, NC (10) Granville County, NC (33) Halifax County, NC (108) Johnston County, NC (95) Nash County, NC (37) Vance County, NC (25) Wake County, NC (266) Warren County, NC (37)  FranklinCounty(10) Franklin County (10)  GranvilleCounty(33) Granville County (33)  HalifaxCounty(108) Halifax County (108)  JohnstonCounty(95) Johnston County (95)  NashCounty(37) Nash County (37)  VanceCounty(25) Vance County (25)  WakeCounty(266) Wake County (266)  WarrenCounty(37) Warren County (37)
Louisburg is the county seat for Franklin County
Adjacent to Franklin County, North Carolina
Granville County (33)  ►
Halifax County (108)  ►
Johnston County (95)  ►
Nash County (37)  ►
Vance County (25)  ►
Wake County (266)  ►
Warren County (37)  ►
 
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1 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Franklinton — E-62 — Moses A. Hopkins —
On S. Main Street at W. College Street, on the right when traveling south on S. Main Street.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1885-1886. Negro clergyman. Founder and principal of Albion Academy which stood 2 blocks E. — — Map (db m222539) HM
2 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — Camp Site for Sherman's Army — Louisburg at the End of the War —
Near North Main Street (County Route 1229) north of College Street, on the left when traveling north.
On May 1, 1865, five days after Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union Gen. William T. Sherman near Durham Station, approximately 12,000 to 15,000 troops of Sherman’s Army of the Tennessee camped in Louisburg en route to . . . — — Map (db m77880) HM
3 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — E-77 — Edwin Wiley Fuller —
On North Bickett Boulevard at East Noble Street, on the left when traveling north on North Bickett Boulevard.
Poet and novelist, 1847-1876, born in Louisburg. Wrote The Angel in the Cloud and Sea Gift. House is 4 blocks West. — — Map (db m215835) HM
4 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — Franklin Male Academy Building — circa 1805 —
Near Cedar Street north of College Street, on the left when traveling north.
Chartered on January 6th, 1787, the earliest ancestor of Louisburg College. This building was first used in January 1, 1805. It was closed and moved to this site in 1905 from a location to the southwest. — — Map (db m77840) HM
5 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — Franklin's Confederate Soldiers Monument — 1861-1865 — To Our Confederate Dead
On North Main Street (County Route 1229) north of College Street, in the median. Reported permanently removed.
Side 1 In memory of Franklin's Confederate Soldiers that their heroic deeds, sublime self-sacrifice and undying devotion to duty and country may never be forgotten. Side 2 Deo Vindice. "When can their glory fade? O the . . . — — Map (db m77882) WM
6 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — E-1 — Green Hill Place —
On South Main Street at Bunn Road, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Site of the first annual conference of Methodist Episcopal Church, 1785, hosted in home of Green Hill, minister, one mi. S. — — Map (db m215833) HM
7 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — E-114 — John Williamson — 1846 - 1911 —
On South Main Street at Mineral Springs Road, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Former slave. Member, legislature, six terms; newspaper publisher & advocate of education. Grave is ˝ mile west. — — Map (db m222541) HM
8 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — E-26 — Louisburg College —
On North Main Street (County Route 1229) north of College Street, on the left when traveling north.
Opened in 1857 on the site of the Franklin Academy, chartered 1787. Now a Methodist Junior College, coeducational. — — Map (db m77881) HM
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9 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — E-33 — Richard Warfington —
On South Main Street north of Seaboard Street, on the right when traveling south.
Member of Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-06. Led the return trip from Mandan villages. Born 1777 near here. — — Map (db m215832) HM
10 ► North Carolina, Franklin County, Louisburg — E-52 — Thomas W. Bickett —
On North Bickett Boulevard (U.S. 401) at Halifax Road, on the left when traveling north on North Bickett Boulevard.
Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary, N.C. Attorney General, member state house. Home stands ˝ mi. S.W. — — Map (db m215834) HM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026