Franklin - First Beachhead into East Alabama-Henry Co
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Sprinterman
N 31° 36.259 W 085° 03.603
16R E 684037 N 3498211
Located near the McKemie Bridge on Alabama Highway 10, fourteen miles east of Abbeville, Alabama. Near the Georiga State Line.
Waymark Code: WMANRV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2011
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The frontier village of Franklin was established here by Colonel Robert Irwin in 1814 on the site of the Indian town of Cheeska Talofa. It was the first colonial village in east Alabama. Fort Gaines, Georgia, was constructed in 1816 to protect the early settlers in this former Creek Indian Nation, West. Twenty-one blocks were laid off for this promising river port of Abbeville. This prospective early city never recovered from the destructive flood of 1888.
Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Henry County Historical Society, 1978
Marker Name: Franklin - First Beachhead into East Alabama
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
This is a beautiful area worth a visit.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1978
Marker Number: None
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