Franklin’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Franklin. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Franklin was platted in 1882. The city was named for Benjamin Franklin.
The 1862 Battle of Redwood Ferry took place just outside what would later become the town of Franklin.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Franklin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Franklin’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFt. Ridgely and Dale Lutheran Chu…, 1891: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Franklin, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ft. Ridgely and Dale Lutheran Church, Franklin, Minnesota - DPLA - c46b75bec5e4007e491dca4afdb39d7d (1891) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.