Platted 1817 by John Walker and John McConnell
As its name implies, this village was conceived as a cultural and educational center. Here, 1818, Rev. John Walker founded classical Alma Academy. The academy became a college in 1825; it was renamed "Franklin" the following year. Old Franklin was early a center of intense Abolitionism; her moral force sent forth some 400 Servants of Christianity. Her notable alumni include Wilson Shannon, first native-born Governor of Ohio; Joseph Ray, whose "Arithmetics" were long companionate to McGuffey's Readers; and John A. Bingham, Statesman, Prosecutor of Lincoln's Assassins, and the Minister to Japan. In 1921 Franklin College merged with Muskingum of New Concord.| HM Number | HM1IGU |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 6 |
| Year Placed | 1965 |
| Placed By | Harrison County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, December 21st, 2014 at 9:03pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 500357 N 4448571 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.18753333, -80.99580000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 11.252', W 80° 59.748' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 11' 15.12" N, 80° 59' 44.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 740 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 193 OH-9, Cadiz OH 43907, US |
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