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Thursday, November 23, 2017

There are many places named for Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. There are a total of 151 places and institutions listed here: 1 state, 32 counties, 50 municipalities (that is, towns and cities), 3 geologic features, 6 colleges and universities, 23 high schools, 8 middle schools, 14 elementary schools (that is 51 schools in all), 2 businesses, 3 transportation ways, and 9 other things. Among these are:

States



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  • State of Franklin, a defunct state located in what is now northeastern Tennessee near present-day Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Counties



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24 Counties and Parishes in the United States are named for Benjamin Franklin.

Municipalities



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Geologic features



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  • Mount Franklin, in New Hampshire's White Mountains
  • Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas
  • Franklin Mountains, northern Alaska
  • Benjamin Franklin Lake, Mt Juliet, Tennessee

Schools



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Colleges and universities

  • Franklin College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, established 1787; now Franklin and Marshall College
  • Franklin College, in Franklin, Indiana
  • Franklin College, a residential college at Yale University
  • Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia (in its earliest days, before the university contained multiple colleges, the entire institution was referred to as Franklin)
  • Franklin University, in Columbus, Ohio
  • Campus Benjamin Franklin, a part of the Charité, Berlin, Germany
  • Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Franklin University Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland

Elementary, middle, and high schools

High schools

  • Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California)
  • Franklin High School (Los Angeles, California)
  • Franklin High School (Stockton, California)
  • Franklin Central High School, (Indianapolis, Indiana)
  • Franklin Senior High School, (Franklin, Louisiana)
  • Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland)
  • Franklin High School (Massachusetts)
  • Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan)
  • Franklin High School (New Hampshire)
  • Franklin High School (New Jersey)
  • Benjamin Franklin High School (Rochester, New York)
  • Felicity-Franklin High School (Felicity, Ohio)
  • Franklin High School (Franklin, Ohio)
  • Franklin High School (Portland, Oregon)
  • Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Franklin Learning Center, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Franklin Towne Charter High School, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Franklin High School (Tennessee)
  • Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas)
  • Franklin High School (Virginia)
  • Franklin High School (Seattle, Washington)
  • Franklin High School (Franklin, Wisconsin)

Middle schools

  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Vallejo, California
  • Franklin Middle School, Reisterstown, Maryland â€" see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above)
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Valparaiso, Indiana
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood, New Jersey
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Teaneck, New Jersey
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Tonawanda, New York
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Fargo, North Dakota
  • Franklin Middle School, Fairfax County, Virginia
  • Franklin Middle School, Janesville, Wisconsin

Franklin Middle School, (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Elementary schools

  • Franklin Elementary School, Janesville, Wisconsin
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Glendale, California
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Rocky Mount, Virginia
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Miami, Florida
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Terre Haute, Indiana
  • Franklin Elementary School, Reisterstown, Maryland â€" see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above)
  • Franklin Elementary, Rochester, Minnesota
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Keene, New Hampshire
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
  • Franklin Elementary School, Summit, New Jersey
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Binghamton, New York
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Yorktown Heights, New York
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Benjamin Franklin International School Barcelona
  • Ben Franklin Kindergarten Center, Dupont, Pennsylvania

Businesses



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  • Ben Franklin five and dime stores
  • Franklin Mills Mall (now Philadelphia Mills Mall)
  • Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Benjamin Franklin Plumbing

Transportation



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  • Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Franklin Street, Portland, Maine
  • Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia

Other



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  • The Franklin crater on the Moon
  • Franklin Field, the football stadium at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  • Franklin Institute
  • Franklin Park, Boston
    • Franklin Park Zoo
  • Franklin Park Conservatory
  • First Battle of Franklin, an American Civil War battle
  • Second Battle of Franklin, an American Civil War battle
  • Several ships named USS Franklin

See also



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  • Franklin (disambiguation)

References





 
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