Franklin, Ohio

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THE' WESTHT
LARGEST VILUGE IN WARREN
JIhouseholds.
Dr. Richard Pierce
Evans, one'of
Franklin's
earlier
' ; physicians, was born in the village
1829, and upon completing his

COUNTY WAS LAID OUT IN 1795I (in
Imedical studies returned to Frank-
jlin and became one of the leading
of the Miami Valley.

Franklin Settled by New Jersey Pioneers; Commu . [ipractitioners
Dr. Olho Evans, Dr. F. R. Evans,
nity Today Is Small Industrial City of
land Dr. George B. Evans of Day-
4500
Inhabitants
jton, are names that are intimately

- I associated with the medical his-
The pretty village of Franklin, |

Itcould also boast of a Itory of Warren county, particularsituated m the remote northwest small fire department, a "bucket fly in Franklin and its neighboi'-1 hood. Until recently Franklin was
corner of Warren county and hav- i,
ang a population 6f approximately
]not without an Evans physician for
Schenck's two sons, as Admiral : almost
4,500, .was laid out in 1795, shortly
100 years,
, after the signing of the treaty with James F. SchencK and (Jen. Rob- j The Thirkield name is one of the.
the Indians in Greenville, by two ^L't C. Sehenck, attained national <business and religious names of
, young men hailing from New Jer- fame for brilliant service in
the Franklin.
The faith of Methodism
isey, whose primitive residence was f'ays of the Civil War. The family from its establishment in Franklin
built on what is now Front street, (mine appears at frequent intervals in about 1825 found James E. Thir
These early men of the village
Franklin's local history, as citi- | kield among its staunchest supporttvere William C. Schenck and Dan- zens honorable and just in all busi- [er.s.
'
He was a good business man
associations, friends of every- i and was an advocate of "free '

j
iri common, Cooper later selling his fbmg that wa.s advanced for the gi'ace."
share to the other partner. Eventu-! pi'omotion and extent of the town's Thirkield's li_fe was an example I
ally Cooper discovered that part of jPi'ogi'^ss, careful for the education of integrity, justice, and moral up
ael C. Cooper, who bought the land
the purchase lay in the territory !
moral standards of the com-
lift to tlie community- in which he
known as the Symmes purchase, ' i a brief, models of lived. To him, religion was not a
and it was impossible for him to t
hold clear title to all of it.
The young surveyors were
not
alone in the solitude of the wilderness, for the following spring saw
a neighborhood of six or eight cab-
ins on the town plat, and as carlv
as 1837 the settlement was large
enough to possess a town charter.
citizenship.
Christopher
matter of lip service; he loved the
A number of studer
posing before the colleg

Schenck, Isaac Plume Schenck and church i)f whtich he was a regular century ago. The school
attendant
and
he
did
not
leave
his
L- Schenck are names that will
and 1880's until it v/a.s
always stand as a major part of religion in the church when he left razed a number of year.s
which is worthwhile in the his- the edifice. Pie carried his religion
with him in his business and social
^^ry of Franklin,
life and found 'constant expression
, . ,,
in square dealing, fidelity to right
Thirkields
Other families that contributed principles, and sympathetic kind
ATAVI
It already had the possession of a richly to the business, educational,
chuxdi wlucli was used by all de- social and religious life of Frank-
ness to otiiers.
The village today is much indebt
By SAMUEL HARIN
nominations and also for all local lin are the Evans and Thirkield ed to the memory of James E. Thir
kield for the influence of his up

right, consistent life, and the high
Now and then in driviii:
Christian ideals that made such a tive hills one comes upc
life possible to live.
tavern. There is someth

these old landmarks that ;
the romantic side of one
TJiirkield's Store
An old tavern has a perso
John L. Thirkield came with his
Osborn
The Shop of Quality
Men's Furnishings
Congratulates
parents from Fayette county, Pa., a charm all its own. Si

in 1817, when ho was about eight told of important events
years of age. The family located pened there generations a
on a farm about one-half mile north i.s the quaint lounging r

winiiing stairway. . . . TI
of Franklin.
walls are mellow with hi

tradition. Here statesm
early day were dined ai
and pioneers and tradei
Thirkield had 10 bent toward a
farmer's life, and ojiened a small

dry goods store in Franklin, which
was eventually to become the old

from their travels and sp
est e.stablishment of its kind in
Lebanon boasts of jv
IWarren'county.
At the death of the founder his place. It was built by Ichi
two sons, Ed and Charles, took over win, an uncle of the fan
the business. Both of these are Corwin. He was the fii
now deceased. At the death of Ed settler of the village 121 y
It was known as "Henr;
Thirlcield hi.s son, Allen, became the Tavern" up to 1825. There
owner. Allen Thirkield and his son,
many years it was know

Scout, are at present operating the Ohio
and Pennsylvania T
store which was started in 1833 and' the Sign
of the Golden Lai
is now 104 years old.

it was known as the Bradl
Another honored name in the an-
and also as the Lebanon H

today carries on its ancie
nal.s of Franklin is that of Bishop
The Western Star

On This Occasion
Wilbur P. Thirkield, who was born

in the village in 1854. His educa- tions and
hospitality
ur
Ition after completing the high Iname of the Golden Lamb '
Ischool course in Franklin was conBricks Beginning fo Cr
jtinned at the Wesleyan seminary
Iat Delaware, Ohio, and the Bostoii ( It i.s a large, ramblin
Theological School. Bishop's hon
ors were conferred upon him in
1912 at the. General Conference of

the Methodist Episcopal church at i
Milwaukee.
The Chautauqua
Franklin keeps iibrea.s

times in educational and
jfields, having excellent s

church facilities.
Near it
the Miami Valley

01
which attracts throngs o
every year to its cool, i
camjjs on the banks of t
River.
and Life's Easier
It would be difficult to lii

suitable spot for assembi
kind than that on the Gre
River between Miamisl
Franklin. From the Cli
platform come messages fi

who have learned the
value of things, and wori
couragement from men an
One hundred and thirty-one years! Think
who have been educated
line.
Political issues are
on broad lines of true Ame
'Tif- '
\A.
?v-
pfficef^Fmh anc? RivlJ R^ '

^rt- îtrorai
b^lS'Nalio"nT"' "?'"
m'^t ot/tlje^lf^piJfDr.'-' ^
^'GeHTUfy
and was dispatched once a
week. It was carried by a

mail carrier who made a
N cfrcult from Cincinnati Leb-
'ahon, td;:ênia, JOfÔrbana,

'to Regina,' to .Dk^ton to
Franklin to Hamilton, and
back again to Cincinnati,
talking dne week by horse
SQjênbts^stora <
back'to complete;
tr^dj^SVposM
toh^^Md .Cine
While no dqcumentatjon
_..,
LuSffildlni', in I!;
ffci^Ki.JBhn.
.^r ^.. ouijdjngs, .m- the . >Gl0vtes^-^VVnnii9S'^\&h'o' had*
town^ and is the oldest ~,pUr;cltasiidi'ef6tf,ob1[|fa6Ves'of
exisfs tpjSuppoft the sdppo-
sitlon; 'thiscabin has always

been rbputed td^ be both
Schneck's post office' and
store> ,The local, iresiidents
consider this building'the
Btjjeved 'to^bejjie ficst-
PPsn0|fiGie la the area;ili'e'
Old Log Post Olfflce build
ing ,wâa originally located

on the east side of piver
Street, just south ofThird
Street, fabing the Miami
River
>^4
M
^1
t'
i!|
]_
a"
...
,coming, the sole oWn'erC'ôf
^the town which consisted of

^sjxcabins at that time'. ':
In 1802, he registered the

plat Of the village of
Franklin In Cincinnati,
\?.|..hC6 Franklin
was in
.4>mce
rranKiin Was
in HamHafn-
I
spî'tipent
^com'pll^-"
<iTritil ii.''1803
planned
for the site
wduld ' iftoh
whten'^Gdunty
Wafrdn Cbi/rify
was
lisya' destr'oyed the 'Stroc
tCiFo If ^.It ^had not - been
moved'as a last attempt to
save tHe^bdilding'. In DecembeFi 1974, the building

was moved one and a half
blocks south and to the
west side of River Streetj

just north of 5th Street.
The building is now situa

ted in a public park on. the
formed^'Mn" lg'p2,'Sj;N.C. '

Schneck, the-older b'roth'ef
of General SchnecT<,'dpfehed
the first storVIn Franklin.

This store was the main
trading post between the
larger cities of Cincinnati
and Dayton.;
In '1805,' he 'was named?

pbstmq^ter of Frankli'h at "
Which dme the mallari^Ved
Tnost Important sli-'ucture in
the -town; because It Is the
oldest bujiding known in

Franklin.
The Old Log Post Office
FranMin's Historic log cabin post office, built in 1602, was entered in the
National Registerof historic'piaces last month. The building is located at Fifth
and River Streets in Franklin, along the river bank, it Is the oldest remaining
structure in Franklin today. Originally located on the east side of the River
Street, the post office was moved to the west side of the street in 1974 to make
room for a new apartment complex. The log cabin was owned originally by
J.N.C. Schenck, who it Is believed, ran a post office as well as a store In the
building, during theearly1800's.

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LARGEST VILUGE IN WARREN

Dr. Richard Pierce

' ; physicians, was born in the village

1829, and upon completing his

jlin and became one of the leading

of the Miami Valley.

jton, are names that are intimately

The pretty village of Franklin, |

ang a population 6f approximately

]not without an Evans physician for

Schenck's two sons, as Admiral : almost

4,500, .was laid out in 1795, shortly

The faith of Methodism

He was a good business man

associations, friends of every- i and was an advocate of "free '

the purchase lay in the territory !

moral standards of the com-

lift to tlie community- in which he

and it was impossible for him to t

hold clear title to all of it.

The young surveyors were

ins on the town plat, and as carlv

as 1837 the settlement was large

enough to possess a town charter.

matter of lip service; he loved the

posing before the colleg

It already had the possession of a richly to the business, educational,

The village today is much indebt

kield for the influence of his up

Now and then in driviii:

tavern. There is someth

An old tavern has a perso

John L. Thirkield came with his

parents from Fayette county, Pa., a charm all its own. Si

on a farm about one-half mile north i.s the quaint lounging r

walls are mellow with hi

Thirkield had 10 bent toward a

farmer's life, and ojiened a small

was eventually to become the old

many years it was know

is now 104 years old.

and also as the Lebanon H

nal.s of Franklin is that of Bishop

The Western Star

Wilbur P. Thirkield, who was born

1912 at the. General Conference of

Franklin keeps iibrea.s

jfields, having excellent s

the Miami Valley

and Life's Easier

It would be difficult to lii

platform come messages fi

One hundred and thirty-one years! Think

who have been educated

Political issues are

on broad lines of true Ame

pfficef^Fmh anc? RivlJ R^ '

and was dispatched once a

week. It was carried by a