There are many places and institutions named for Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. These include counties, municipalities (that is, towns and cities), geologic features, colleges and universities, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, businesses, transportation ways, and a proposed U.S. state.

Territories State of Franklin, a defunct state located in what is now northeastern Tennessee near present-day Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Counties

24 Counties and Parishes in the United States are named for Benjamin Franklin.

Franklin County, Alabama Franklin County, Arkansas Franklin County, Florida Franklin County, Georgia Franklin County, Illinois Franklin County, Indiana Franklin County, Iowa Franklin County, Kansas Franklin County, Kentucky Franklin Parish, Louisiana Franklin County, Maine Franklin County, Massachusetts Franklin County, Mississippi Franklin County, Missouri Franklin County, Nebraska Franklin County, New York Franklin County, North Carolina Franklin County, Ohio Franklin County, Pennsylvania Franklin County, Tennessee Franklin County, Vermont Franklin County, Virginia Franklin County, Washington

Municipalities

Franklin, Alabama Franklin, Arkansas Franklin, California Franklin, Los Angeles County, California Franklin, Napa County, California Franklin, Sacramento County, California Franklin, San Joaquin County, California Franklin, Connecticut Franklin Park, Florida Franklin, Georgia Franklin, Illinois Franklin, Indiana Franklin, Iowa Franklin, Kentucky Franklin, Louisiana Franklinton, Louisiana Franklin, Maine Franklin, Massachusetts, the first town in the US named for Benjamin Franklin"Town of Franklin - Franklin Massachusetts", 08 March 2016, Retrieved on 03 August 2016. Franklin, Michigan Franklin, Minnesota Franklin, Missouri Franklin, Nebraska Franklin, New Hampshire Franklin, New Jersey Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Franklin Park, New Jersey Franklin, New York Franklin, Delaware County, New York, a town Franklin (village), New York, within the town in Delaware County Franklin, Franklin County, New York, a town Franklinton, North Carolina Franklin, Ohio Franklin, Pennsylvania Franklin, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, a borough Franklin, Pennsylvania, city in Venango County Franklin Park, Pennsylvania Franklin, Tennessee Franklin, Texas Franklin, Vermont Franklin, Virginia Franklin, West Virginia Franklin, Jackson County, Wisconsin Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin Franklin, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Franklin, Sauk County, Wisconsin Franklin, Vernon County, Wisconsin Franklinton, neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio

Geologic features

Mount Franklin, in New Hampshire's White Mountains Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas Franklin Mountains, northern Alaska Benjamin Franklin Lake, Mt Juliet, Tennessee

Schools

Colleges and universities

Franklin College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, established 1787; now Franklin and Marshall College Franklin College, in Franklin, Indiana Franklin College, a residential college at Yale University Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia (in its earliest days, before the university contained multiple colleges, the entire institution was referred to as Franklin) Franklin University, in Columbus, Ohio Campus Benjamin Franklin, a part of the Charité, Berlin, Germany Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts Franklin University Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland

Elementary, middle, and high schools

High schools

Franklin High School (Elk Grove, California) Franklin High School (Los Angeles, California) Franklin High School (Stockton, California) Franklin County High School, (Rocky Mount, VA) Franklin Central High School, (Indianapolis, Indiana) Franklin Senior High School, (Franklin, Louisiana) Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) Franklin High School (Massachusetts) Franklin High School (Livonia, Michigan) Franklin High School (New Hampshire) Franklin High School (New Jersey) Benjamin Franklin High School (Rochester, New York) Felicity-Franklin High School (Felicity, Ohio) Franklin High School (Franklin, Ohio) Franklin High School (Portland, Oregon) Benjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Franklin Learning Center, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Franklin Towne Charter High School, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Franklin High School (Tennessee) Franklin High School (El Paso, Texas) Franklin High School (Virginia) Franklin High School (Seattle, Washington) Franklin High School (Franklin, Wisconsin) Benjamin Franklin High School (Queen Creek, Arizona) Franklin County High School (Brookville, Indiana)

Middle schools Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Vallejo, California Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Valparaiso, Indiana Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Ridgewood, New Jersey Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Teaneck, New Jersey Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Tonawanda, New York Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Fargo, North Dakota Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Rocky Mount, Virginia – see also Franklin County High School (Rocky Mount, Virginia) (above) Franklin Middle School, Reisterstown, Maryland – see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above) Franklin Middle School, (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Franklin Middle School, Janesville, Wisconsin Franklin Middle School, Fairfax County, Virginia

Elementary schools Franklin Elementary School, Franklin, Connecticut Franklin Elementary School, Janesville, Wisconsin Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Glendale, California Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Miami, Florida Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Terre Haute, Indiana Franklin Elementary School, Reisterstown, Maryland – see also Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland) (above) Franklin Elementary, Rochester, Minnesota Franklin Elementary School, Roxbury, New Jersey Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Keene, New Hampshire Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey Franklin Elementary School, Summit, New Jersey Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Binghamton, New York

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Yorktown Heights, New York Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Grand Forks, North Dakota Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin International School Barcelona Ben Franklin Kindergarten Center, Dupont, Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Kirkland, Washington Franklin Elementary School, Wausau, Wisconsin

Businesses

Ben Franklin five and dime stores Franklin Mills Mall (now Philadelphia Mills Mall) Franklin Templeton Investments Benjamin Franklin Plumbing FranklinCovey's corporate campus in Salt Lake City

Transportation Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklin Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. Route 422 in Pennsylvania is named the Benjamin Franklin Highway Franklin Street, Baltimore, Maryland Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Franklin Street, Portland, Maine Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia

Other

Benjamin Franklin Centre, the student centre at the Chinese University of Hong Kong The Franklin crater on the Moon Franklin Field, the football stadium at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia The Franklin Inn Club, one of the four historic gentlemen's clubs in Philadelphia's Center City and was the first to open membership to women in Philadelphia. Franklin Institute, a major science museum in Philadelphia, which includes a Planetarium Franklin Park, Boston Franklin Park Zoo Franklin Park Conservatory First Battle of Franklin, an American Civil War battle Second Battle of Franklin, an American Civil War battle PS Benjamin Franklin Several ships named USS Franklin SS Benjamin Franklin, a Liberty Ship

See also Franklin (disambiguation)

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