Franklin Historical Marker
S Main St, Franklin,
VA,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 40' 29.2332",
-76° 55' 11.4564"
Incorporated as a town in 1876, Franklin began as a Southampton County village in the 1830s. In October, 1862, during the Civil War, Union gunboats on the Blackwater River shelled the town and the railroad station. Several skirmishes occurred nearby in 1862 and 1863. A major fire destroyed 43 buildings in the town on February 26, 1881. The Camp Brothers' lumber mill and later their paper mill, as well as the peanut industry, helped Franklin prosper in this century. Franklin became an incorporated city in 1960.
S Main St
Franklin Historic Homes & Houses Camp Family HomesteadGeorge Camp Jr (1793-1879) acquired this land in 1826. Several of his children incorporated the Camp Manufacturing Company in 1887 to operate sawmills... [click for more]
Franklin General Interest Blackwater Line--FranklinA major Blackwater River crossing was located here at Franklin during the Civil War. Confederate forces guarded the crossing from 1862 to the end of t... [click for more]
Franklin City Historical MarkerIncorporated as a town in 1876, Franklin began as a Southampton County village in the 1830s. In October, 1862, during the Civil War, Union gunboats on... [click for more]
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