OLDEST - Structure Standing in Franklin-The Old Log Post Office - Franklin OH
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 33.575 W 084° 18.392
16S E 731400 N 4382342
The oldest known structure standing in Franklin, the Old Log Post Office is a reminder of the links the community's earliest members maintained to the rest of the young state of Ohio and to the United States during the early nineteenth century.
Waymark Code: WM17M9G
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2023
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TEXT ON THE OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER (Marker Number 7-83)
The Old Log Post Office
The oldest known structure standing in Franklin, the Old Log Post Office is a reminder of the links the community's earliest members maintained to the rest of the young state of Ohio and to the United States during the early nineteenth century. John Noble Cumming Schenck, older brother of one of the founders of Franklin, William C. Schenck, established a store here in 1802. In 1805 President Thomas Jefferson appointed John Schenck postmaster of Franklin, a position he held until 1829. Schenck's store is considered Franklin's first post office and was one of the first four in Warren County. This building first stood at 310 South River Street and over the years was completely covered by additions and clapboards. They were removed in October 1974 and the house was moved to this location on December 6 of that year. In 1976 the structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Historical Marker
Location of coordinates: River Street, Franklin OH 45005
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