The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFranklin is a city in, and the county seat of, Robertson County, Texas, United States. It is within the Brazos Valley, on the cusp of the East and Central Texas regions. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,614. The original name of the town was Morgan and it was made county seat in 1879.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,564 to 1,614 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Franklin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Franklin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Franklin’s history is told.
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Franklin, decade by decade
2000
2 historic places in Franklin
2 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
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
From 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.