Franklin

by Johnson County Museum of History, John Murphy, Jim Hillman

Book Overview

As the treaties with the Delaware tribes and the forging of the Whetzel Trace opened central Indiana for settlement, the town of Franklin emerged from wilderness, echoing the development of newly christened Johnson County. Founded by Kentucky natives Simon Covert, Garret Bergen, and George King, the land that became Franklin was chosen because of ample waterways and the availability of game. Previously populated by Native Americans within the dense...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738582859
• ISBN13: 9780738582856
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"