Colonel John Franklin
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N 41° 56.996 W 076° 30.095
18T E 375543 N 4645307
Another Bradford County marker.
Waymark Code: WM6922
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2009
Views: 15
Marker Text:
Leader of Connecticut land claimants. Served in Sullivan Campaign, 1779. Imprisoned in 1787-89 for leading new state movement. Later served in Pa. legislature. Moved here in 1789; died in 1831. Homesite and grave are east of road.
Marker Name: Colonel John Franklin
County: Bradford
Date Dedicated: 09/23/1946
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: SR 1043, 1.2 miles SE of Athens at cemetery
Category: American Revolution, Government & Politics, Military
Website: Not listed
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