List of places named for Benjamin Franklin
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There are many places and institutions named for Benjamin Franklin , one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . These include counties, municipalities (that is, towns and cities), geologic features, colleges and universities, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, businesses, transportation ways, and a proposed U.S. state.
Territories
- State of Franklin , a defunct state located in what is now northeastern Tennessee near present-day Elizabethton, Tennessee .
Counties
See also:
Franklin County (disambiguation)
24 Counties and Parishes in the United States are named for Benjamin Franklin.
- Franklin County, Alabama
- Franklin County, Arkansas
- Franklin County, Florida
- Franklin County, Georgia
- Franklin County, Illinois
- Franklin County, Indiana
- Franklin County, Iowa
- Franklin County, Kansas
- Franklin County, Kentucky
- Franklin Parish, Louisiana
- Franklin County, Maine
- Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Franklin County, Mississippi
- Franklin County, Missouri
- Franklin County, Nebraska
- Franklin County, New York
- Franklin County, North Carolina
- Franklin County, Ohio
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- Franklin County, Tennessee
- Franklin County, Vermont
- Franklin County, Virginia
- Franklin County, Washington
Municipalities
See also:
Franklin Township (disambiguation)
Geologic features
- Mount Franklin , in New Hampshire's White Mountains
- Franklin Mountains , El Paso, Texas
- Franklin Mountains , northern Alaska
- Benjamin Franklin Lake , Mt Juliet, Tennessee
Schools
Colleges and universities
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- Franklin College , Lancaster, Pennsylvania , established 1787; now Franklin and Marshall College
- Franklin College , in Franklin, Indiana
- Franklin College , a residential college at Yale University
- Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia (in its earliest days, before the university contained multiple colleges, the entire institution was referred to as Franklin)
- Franklin University , in Columbus, Ohio
- Campus Benjamin Franklin, a part of the Charité , Berlin, Germany
- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts
- Franklin University Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland
Elementary, middle, and high schools
High schools
See also:
Franklin High School (disambiguation)
- Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California)
- Franklin High School (Los Angeles, California)
- Franklin High School (Stockton, California)
- Franklin County High School , ( Rocky Mount, VA )
- Franklin Central High School , ( Indianapolis, Indiana )
- Franklin Senior High School, ( Franklin, Louisiana )
- Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland)
- Franklin High School (Massachusetts)
- Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)
- Franklin High School (New Hampshire)
- Franklin High School (New Jersey)
- Benjamin Franklin High School ( Rochester, New York )
- Felicity-Franklin High School ( Felicity, Ohio )
- Franklin High School (Franklin, Ohio)
- Franklin High School (Portland, Oregon)
- Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Franklin Learning Center , (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Franklin Towne Charter High School, ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania )
- Franklin High School (Tennessee)
- Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)
- Franklin High School (Virginia)
- Franklin High School (Seattle, Washington)
- Franklin High School (Franklin, Wisconsin)
- Benjamin Franklin High School (Queen Creek, Arizona)
Middle schools
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Vallejo, California
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Valparaiso, Indiana
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood, New Jersey
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Teaneck, New Jersey
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Tonawanda, New York
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Fargo, North Dakota
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School , Rocky Mount, Virginia – see also Franklin County High School (Rocky Mount, Virginia) (above)
- Franklin Middle School, Reisterstown, Maryland – see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above)
- Franklin Middle School, (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
- Franklin Middle School, Janesville, Wisconsin
- Franklin Middle School, Fairfax County, Virginia
Elementary schools
- Franklin Elementary School, Franklin, Connecticut
- Franklin Elementary School, Janesville, Wisconsin
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Glendale, California
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Rocky Mount, Virginia
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Miami, Florida
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Terre Haute, Indiana
- Franklin Elementary School, Reisterstown, Maryland – see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above)
- Franklin Elementary, Rochester, Minnesota
- Franklin Elementary School, Roxbury, New Jersey
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Keene, New Hampshire
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Lawrenceville , New Jersey
- Franklin Elementary School, Summit, New Jersey
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Binghamton, New York
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Yorktown Heights, New York
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Benjamin Franklin International School Barcelona
- Ben Franklin Kindergarten Center, Dupont, Pennsylvania
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Kirkland, Washington
- Franklin Elementary School, Wausau, Wisconsin
Businesses
- Ben Franklin five and dime stores
- Franklin Mills Mall (now Philadelphia Mills Mall)
- Franklin Templeton Investments
- Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
- FranklinCovey 's corporate campus in Salt Lake City
Transportation
- Benjamin Franklin Bridge , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Franklin Street , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- U.S. Route 422 in Pennsylvania is named the Benjamin Franklin Highway
- Franklin Street , Baltimore, Maryland
- Franklin Street , Boston, Massachusetts
- Franklin Street , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Franklin Street , Portland, Maine
- Franklin Street , Richmond, Virginia
Other
- Benjamin Franklin Centre, the student centre at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- The Franklin crater on the Moon
- Franklin Field , the football stadium at the University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
- The Franklin Inn Club , one of the four historic gentlemen's clubs in Philadelphia's Center City and was the first to open membership to women in Philadelphia.
- Franklin Institute , a major science museum in Philadelphia, which includes a Planetarium
- Franklin Park, Boston
- Franklin Park Conservatory
- First Battle of Franklin , an American Civil War battle
- Second Battle of Franklin , an American Civil War battle
- Several ships named USS Franklin
See also
References
- ↑ "Town of Franklin - Franklin Massachusetts" , 08 March 2016, Retrieved on 03 August 2016.