Franklinton
A depot town named for Benjamin Franklin, with a downtown full of history.
Life in Franklinton
Franklinton is a small Franklin County town north of Youngsville, with a historic downtown, a weekly market, and parks with wooded walking trails.
Franklinton highlights
National Register landmarks
The Franklinton Depot, the Sterling Cotton Mill, and several historic homes are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Franklinton Park
Twenty-two acres with a renovated playground, a basketball court, and a loop trail.
Beech Creek Park
Walking trails that wind through the woods at the end of Dogwood Lane, open dawn to dusk.
The Franklinton Market
Local farmers and artisans downtown on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.
A growing small town
Franklinton grew 21.4% between 2010 and 2020, to 2,456 residents, according to the U.S. Census.
How Franklinton began
Franklinton began in 1839 as Franklin Depot, a stop on the railroad, and took the name Franklinton when the town was incorporated on December 20, 1842 (like Franklin County, the town is named for Benjamin Franklin). An 1884 spur line carried trains about ten miles east to Louisburg, and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad took over both lines in 1900.
In 1895 Samuel C. Vann opened the Sterling Cotton Mill, which ran under several owners until 1991 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The town has its share of close calls, too: on April 4, 1963, a wildfire burned roughly 9,500 acres and threatened all of Franklinton.
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