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Formed from Titus County, created March 8, 1875; organized April 30, 1875. Named in honor of Benjamin C. Franklin, 1805-1873, hero of San Jacinto, district judge of the Republic of Texas, member of the Legislature. Mt. Vernon, county seat. (1936)
Franklin County is a historical marker in Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Franklin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1844, -95.2338 near Mt. Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, Franklin County Courthouse, and Rutherford Drugstore.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5159009843. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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