Franklin, Delaware County, New York
| Franklin, New York | |
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Upjohn Church in Franklin
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 Franklin
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| Coordinates: 42°20′26″N 75°09′57″W / 42.34056°N 75.16583°WCoordinates: 42°20′26″N 75°09′57″W / 42.34056°N 75.16583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Delaware |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Supervisor | Jeffrey Taggart(R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 81.53 sq mi (211.2 km2) |
| • Land | 81.25 sq mi (210.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,251 ft (381 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,411 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (11.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 13775, 13846 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-025-27232 |
| GNIS feature id | 978970 |
Franklin is a town in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 2,411 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village also named Franklin. The village is the population center. The town is on the county's north border.
Little is known of the area prior to the American Revolution. Areas along the waterways were occupied by bands of Lenape (Delaware) people primarily, with remnants of other tribes who had been pushed west across the Hudson by English colonial development. Hunters and fur trappers also visited the area.
After the war, speculators, often based in New York City, bought various land patents sight unseen, as they were lured by dreams of profit taking as land was resold to settlers. Hundreds of settlers had moved into the town of Harpersfield in what is now Delaware County.
On April 10, 1792, the State Legislature passed "An Act For Dividing the Several Towns,
...That all that part of the town of Harpersfield, lying south of a line to be drawn, beginning at the south easterly bank of the river Susquehannah, from thence running a south easterly course to the north west corner of others, thence running on the north east line of Whites-Borough until it comes to the Cachquago branch of the river Delaware, thence down the said river to the line of property, thence along the said line of property, until it comes to the river Susquehannah, opposite to the river Unadilla, thence up the said river Susquehannah, to the place of beginning, shall be and hereby is erected into a town, by the name of Franklin, and that the first town meeting shall be held at the house of Sluman Wattles Esquire, in the said town..."
Six men, including William Franklin, eldest son of statesman Benjamin Franklin, owned 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) east of the town of Franklin, named the Franklin Patent. The new town of Franklin underwent several changes over the following decades, as areas were developed and split off. The Skovsende and Sitts family, primarily Georgetta and Traci, have maintained much control over the land with their wood and dairy businesses respectively.
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