Place:Franklin (town), Delaware, New York, United States

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NameFranklin (town)
Alt namesFranklin
TypeTown
Coordinates42.333°N 75.15°W
Located inDelaware, New York, United States
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Franklin is a town located in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,140.

The town is in the southeastern part of the county, in the Adirondack Region of New York.

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History

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The first settlement in the town was Franklin Falls (1827). This community burned in 1852.

The town of Franklin was founded in 1836 from part of the town of Bellmont.

The town was used to relocate former slaves, in part the work of Gerrit Smith, an abolitionist, and in part the result of Civil War veterans inviting freed slaves to return home with them.

The Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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  • Outstanding guide to Franklin family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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