On Virgil H. Goode Hwy. (U.S. 220) south of Virginia Route 635, on the right when traveling south.
Here through the Maggoty Gap, the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to Georgia, known locally as the Carolina Road, passes through the Blue Ridge. Originating as the Great Warrior Path of the Iroquois centuries before, the path was frequently used . . . — — Map (db m63203) HM
On East College Street at Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling east on East College Street.
On December 13, 1974, Worth Harris Carter, Jr. opened the first Carter Bank & Trust at this location. Operating under the name of First National Bank of Rocky Mount, the branch opened with eight employees. From these humble beginnings, Carter Bank & . . . — — Map (db m259212) HM
On Franklin Street 0.1 miles north of Fairlawn Drive, on the right when traveling north.
With the entire park sitting at 6.5 acres, 5.5 acres was donated to the town in 2006 by T. Keister Greer, a Rocky Mount attorney, and his wife Elizabeth. The park land sits adjacent to “The Grove” (now “The Early Inn”), which served as the Greer . . . — — Map (db m307376) HM
On Virgil H. Goode Hwy. (U.S. 220) south of Virginia Route 635, on the right when traveling south.
Ten miles southwest is Ferrum, named for iron mines nearby. Ferrum College was established by the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church in 1913 through the influence of its Woman’s Society of Christian Service. It became a junior college . . . — — Map (db m63206) HM
Near Lawndale Drive just west of South Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
Here at the house and ordinary of Col. James Callaway, proprietor of the Washington Iron Works, the first Franklin County court met to organize the new county on Monday, Jan. 2, 1976. The iron works had been established here by 1773 by Col. John . . . — — Map (db m65984) HM
On Virgil H. Goode Hwy. (U.S. 220) south of Virginia Route 635, on the right when traveling south.
Near here stood a stockade erected by Capt. Nathaniel Terry and garrisoned by men under his command. Washington made “Terry’s Fort” a link in his chain of forts and inspected it in the fall of 1756. — — Map (db m63202) HM
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) just south of North Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
Franklin County. Welcome to Franklin County, the eastern gateway to The Crooked Road, a journey through Southwest Virginia's musical heritage that winds through the Appalachian Mountains for 265 miles. Franklin County has always been a cultural . . . — — Map (db m71564) HM
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) at East Court Steeet, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
(Northwest side)
To the memory of
The Confederate Dead
of Franklin County
1861-1865
(Northeast side)
Co. B 57th Va. Inf.
Co. C 57th Va. Inf.
Co. G 57th Va. Inf.
Co. D 58th Va. Inf. . . . — — Map (db m259208) WM
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) just west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
One in a class of 200 built by International Railway Car Company, Kenton, Ohio between December, 1968 and
February, 1970. The “P” denotes pool service and meant the caboose could travel any portion of the N & W System.
Before air brakes, . . . — — Map (db m71566) HM
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) close to West and East Court Streets, on the left.
This place was established as the county seat when Franklin County was formed. The first court was held in March, 1786. The first (log) courthouse was replaced in 1831. In 1836 the town consisted of 30 dwellings and a number of business houses. . . . — — Map (db m65950) HM
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) south of High Street, on the right when traveling north.
Honoring these African American veterans of the American Civil War born in Franklin County. These USCT served in the U.S. military 1863 - 1866
Pvt John Adams •
Pvt Archibald Allen •
Pvt James Arnold •
Pvt Edward Arrington •
Pvt . . . — — Map (db m298671) WM
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) near Old Furnace Road, on the right when traveling south.
Here stands the furnace and ironmaster’s house of the Washington Iron Works, Franklin County’s first industry. Originally established in 1773 by Col. John Donelson, father-in-law of President Andrew Jackson, the iron plantation was acquired in 1779 . . . — — Map (db m65983) HM
