OLDEST High School in Baltimore County - Reisterstown MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 27.847 W 076° 49.847
18S E 342504 N 4369881
TEXT-Franklin Academy founded January 10, 1820 by an Act of the General Assembly of Maryland. On January 25, 1849 became a public school. Was Reisterstown High School from 1874–1896. Became Franklin High School in 1897.
Waymark Code: WM15GFG
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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The GPS Coordinates for the former Franklin Academy is
39 27.822 -76 49.872.

The former Franklin Academy is listed as a contributing building in the Reisterstown Historic District. The former Academy is now the Reisterstown Public Library.

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Type of documentation of superlative status: Maryland Historical Marker

Location of coordinates: Intersection of Cockey’s Mill Road and Reisterstown Road (Route 140), on the left on Cockey’s Mill Road.

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