The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was founded by Mormon pioneers led by Thomas S. Smart on April 14, 1860, in what was then Washington Territory, although at the time it was believed the settlement was within the bounds of Utah Territory. The town was named for Franklin Richards, an Apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Franklin is the first permanent European settlement in present-day Idaho. Its political status remained ambiguous until an 1872 survey determined the townsite was in Idaho Territory about 1-mile (1.6 km) north of the Utah Territory border. The area within the town limits was platted into square blocks in 1864.
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Start Franklin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Franklin’s history is told.
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4 historic places in Franklin
4 places in Franklin are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1973L. H. Hatch House
Listed 1991Franklin City Hall
Listed 1991Franklin Co-operative Mercantile Institution
Listed 2001Relic HallThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.