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Franklin
County Historical Marker
Location
of sign - 33 Market Street, Apalachicola, Florida
Photo
taken- January 2008
Photo
courtesy of Jimmy Wayne
Text
of sign:
Named
for Benjamin Franklin, the county was created in 1832. Apalachicola,
the county seat, which dates back to the times of the
Creek
Indians, was an important center for cotton trade. The county is noted
for agriculture, timber, livestock and sea foods.
Franklin
County men of note include Joseph White, territorial delegate to
Congress; McQueen McIntosh, fiery secessionist; Dr.
John
Corrie, inventor of artificial refrigeration; Alvin Wentworth Chapman,
botanist; and Cosam Emir Bartlett, editor.
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Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
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