Franklin, West Virginia
| Franklin, West Virginia | |
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| Town | |
Pendleton County Courthouse in Franklin
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| Nickname(s): F-Town | |
 Location of Franklin, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 38°38′51″N 79°19′54″W / 38.64750°N 79.33167°WCoordinates: 38°38′51″N 79°19′54″W / 38.64750°N 79.33167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Pendleton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2) |
| • Land | 0.56 sq mi (1.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,732 ft (528 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 721 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 707 |
| • Density | 1,287.5/sq mi (497.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 26807 |
| Area code(s) | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-29044 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1551175 |
| Website | http://www.local.wv.gov/Franklin |
Franklin is a town in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 721 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pendleton County. Franklin was established in 1794 and named for Francis Evick, an early settler.
The Town of Franklin is situated in the Allegheny Mountains on the eastern edge of the Monongahela National Forest and along the South Branch of the Potomac River. This region was populated by Native American cultures for centuries prior to the arrival of English immigrants in the mid-18th century. During the French and Indian War, conflict between the early settlers and Native American populations included two battles at frontier fortifications at Upper Tract and Fort Seybert in 1758, both ten miles distant from the future location of Franklin. The land on which Franklin was laid out was first patented by brothers Francis and George Evick in 1769.
Pendleton County was divided from parts of August, Hardy, and Rockingham Counties (Virginia) by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1787. The earliest court sessions in the new county were held at the home of Captain Zeruiah Stratton near the present-day village of Ruddle until Francis Evick offered a part of his land to become a county seat around 1789. Additional lots were divided off of Evick's land to form the new town. On December 19, 1794, the Virginia General Assembly chartered the town of Franklin and recognized it as the seat of Pendleton County. Franklin grew steadily over the first half of the 19th century, becoming a local center of commerce and industry. In 1834, there were two stores, two tanneries, three saddlers, two carpenters, two shoemakers, two blacksmiths, one gunsmith, one tailor, one hat-maker, and one cabinet-maker listed among the town's residents.
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