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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Franklin County

 
Clickable Map of Franklin County, Virginia 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, VA (39) Bedford County, VA (225) Floyd County, VA (36) Henry County, VA (14) Patrick County, VA (79) Pittsylvania County, VA (57) Roanoke County, VA (23)  FranklinCounty(39) Franklin County (39)  BedfordCounty(225) Bedford County (225)  FloydCounty(36) Floyd County (36)  HenryCounty(14) Henry County (14)  PatrickCounty(79) Patrick County (79)  PittsylvaniaCounty(57) Pittsylvania County (57)  RoanokeCounty(23) Roanoke County (23)
Rocky Mount is the county seat for Franklin County
Adjacent to Franklin County, Virginia
Bedford County (225)  ►
Floyd County (36)  ►
Henry County (14)  ►
Patrick County (79)  ►
Pittsylvania County (57)  ►
Roanoke County (23)  ►
 
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1 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Boones Mill — Jubal A. Early Homeplace —
On Old Hollow Road, on the left when traveling west.
2 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Boones Mill — Z-69 — Roanoke County / Franklin County — Area 305 Square Miles / Area 697 Square Miles —
On U.S. 220 north of Naff Road (Virginia Route 613), on the right when traveling north.
3 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Ferrum — A-139 — Ferrum —
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) west of Old Craft Shop Road, on the left when traveling west.
4 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Gills Creek — A-98 — Taylor’s Store —
On Booker T. Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) just west of Inglewood Road (Route 672), on the left when traveling west.
5 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — "On behalf of the United States" — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
6 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — An Enduring Mystery — Booker T. Washington National Monument —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) at Lost Mountain Road (Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
7 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — A-95 — Birthplace of General Jubal Early —
On Jubal Early Highway (Virginia Route 116) just south of Truman Hill Road (County Route 678), on the right when traveling south.
8 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — KP-14 — Booker T. Washington Birthplace —
On Booker T. Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) east of Lost Mountain Road (County Route 636), on the right when traveling west.
9 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Booker T. Washington National Monument —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
10 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Booker T. Washington's Birthplace —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
11 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Carry Me Home
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles west of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
12 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Curing Tobacco — Booker T. Washington National Monument —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
13 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Freed Here, At Last
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road (Route 636), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
14 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — How Tobacco Farms Used Slavery
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636) when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
15 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — I think that I owe a great deal of my present strength and ability to work to my love of... — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road, on the right when traveling east.
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16 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Jack-O-Lantern Branch Trail —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road, on the right.
17 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Jubal Early Homeplace — Unreconstructed Confederate General —
Near Old Hollow Lane west of Jubal Early Highway ( Route 116), on the right when traveling west.
18 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Plantation Trail — Booker T. Washington National Monument —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
19 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Slavery in the Tobacco Kingdom — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
20 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — Slavery on the Plantation
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) 0.2 miles east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
21 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — The Day of Freedom — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Booker T Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) east of Lost Mountain Road ( Route 636), on the right when traveling east.
22 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Hardy — The Landscape of Slavery
Near Booker T. Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
23 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — A-96 — Carolina Road —
On Virgil H. Goode Hwy. (U.S. 220) south of Route 635, on the right when traveling south.
24 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Carter Bank & Trust —
On East College Street at Franklin Street ( Route 40), on the right when traveling east on East College Street.
25 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Celeste Park History — Named in honor of Celeste Claiborne Greer (1957-1989) —
On Franklin Street 0.1 miles north of Fairlawn Drive, on the right when traveling north.
26 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Ferrum College —
On Virgil H. Goode Hwy. (U.S. 220) south of Route 635, on the right when traveling south.
27 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — First Franklin County Court —
Near Lawndale Drive just west of South Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
28 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — A-93 — Fort Blackwater —
On Virgil H. Goode Hwy. (U.S. 220) south of Route 635, on the right when traveling south.
29 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Franklin County — The Crooked Road — Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail —
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) just south of North Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
30 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Franklin County Confederate Monument —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) at East Court Steeet, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
31 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — Norfolk and Western Caboose — Class: C31P No: 518631 — Built: January, 1970 —
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) just west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
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32 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — A-60 — Rocky Mount —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) close to West and East Court Streets, on the left.
33 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — United States Colored Troops Memorial —
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) south of High Street, on the right when traveling north.
34 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Rocky Mount — A-97 — Washington Iron Works —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) near Old Furnace Road, on the right when traveling south.
35 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Snow Creek — Z-73 — Franklin County / Henry County — Area 697 Square Miles / Area 444 Square Miles —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 220) at Oak Forest Road ( Route 984), in the median on Virginia Avenue.
36 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Westlake Corner — "No period of my life … was devoted to play" — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Plantation Trail Spur south of Plantation Trail, on the left when traveling east.
37 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Westlake Corner — Animals for Food and Farm Work — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Plantation Trail east of Plantation Trail Spur, on the left when traveling east.
38 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Westlake Corner — Booker's Lifelong Love of Animals — Booker T. Washington National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Plantation Trail east of Plantation Trail Spur, on the left when traveling east.
39 ► Virginia, Franklin County, Westlake Corner — KP-20 — Smith Mountain Lake: Franklin County —
On Booker T. Washington Highway (Virginia Route 122) at Smith Mountain Lake, the county line, on the right when traveling south on Booker T. Washington Highway.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026