History of Franklin Township
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The History of Franklin Township

The History of Franklin TownshipThe History of Franklin TownshipThe History of Franklin Township
From Breou's map of Franklin and London Britain, 1883. The full map is in the Maps section.

Franklin Township was first organized in 1723 as part of New London Township and became a separate township in 1852. It is named for Benjamin Franklin, who in 1764 acquired land here when a post office debt was settled. The Township's development is closely intertwined with the success of agriculture, the gradual construction and improvement of roadways, and more recently, suburban growth in Chester County and the Wilmington-Newark metropolitan area.

Resources

Histories & Talks

Picturing the Past

Histories & Talks

Articles, talks, and other documents on Township history.

Maps

Picturing the Past

Histories & Talks

Historical maps of Franklin Township, the surrounding region, and Pennsylvania.

An old postcard of the Kemblesville School.

Picturing the Past

Picturing the Past

Picturing the Past

Postcards, photographs, fliers, handbills, advertisements, and more.

Recollections & Oral Histories

Recollections & Oral Histories

Recollections & Oral Histories

The memories of those who have lived and worked here and nearby.

The intersection of Routes 896 and 841.

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Recollections & Oral Histories

Recollections & Oral Histories

Mt. Olivet Church, the Mason-Dixon Line, Chester County's covered bridges, and more.

A note on the images on our website:

     Many of the maps, postcards, photographs, and other images of items shown here were scanned by residents and neighbors of Franklin Township, and the scans made freely available to the Franklin Township Historical Commission, for which we are very grateful. Persons are not credited by name to protect their privacy. Other items come from public sources.


     If you would like to share scans of postcards, photographs, maps, or other memorabilia with the Commission, please contact Franklin Township by email at info@franklintownship.us.

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