Franklin, Virginia

Franklin, United States

Franklin, Virginia shares 18 connections with 8134 other places across 8 topics, spanning government, nature, industry, and architecture. The city traces its origins to the 1830s as a railroad stop on the Blackwater River, whose watershed links it through the Chowan River to Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. Its historic fabric includes The Elms, a Queen Anne and Colonial Revival house built in 1898 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Franklin City Schools' FIRST Robotics team won Virginia regional championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015.