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Franklin began as a mining community in the early 1900s. It is located just off Highway 69 Bypass which is a major corridor between Kansas City and Pittsburg, Ks./Joplin, Mo. Franklin was a shipping point on the Joplin & Pittsburg electric railroad. [3] The first post office in Franklin was established in 1908. [4]
Franklin Electric was founded in 1944 in Bluffton, Indiana, USA [3] by E.J. (Ed) Schaefer and T.W. (Wayne) Kehoe. They named the company Franklin Electric in honor of Benjamin Franklin, [4] whom they considered the country's first electrical engineer. The company's first product was a backpack generator to power the radio equipment paratroopers ...
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Kansas, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Kansas had a total summer capacity of 18,427 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 62,197 GWh. [ 2 ]
Although Franklin was incorporated in 1857, its importance to the southern cause had been greatly diminished. In the late 1850s and early 1860s, the town's political leanings changed; according to Daniel Fitzgerald, "[By 1861] Franklin residents who were adamant in their proslavery sentiments kept it to themselves, for the spirit of the community was decidedly antislavery."
Centropolis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 100. [2] It is located about 11 miles northwest of Ottawa. In the 1850s, Centropolis had the distinction of briefly vying for territorial capital of Kansas.
The Wellsville Bank was organized on March 4, 1885 by Dr. S. F. Brooking and John Dean. They purchased Lot 9, Block 14 in September, 1884 and commenced construction on Wellsville's first brick building at 418 Main Street.
Ottawa (pronounced / ˈ ɒ t ə w ɑː /) is a city in, and the county seat of, Franklin County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located on both banks of the Marais des Cygnes River near the center of Franklin County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 12,625. [5] [6] It is the home of Ottawa University.
Wellsville was platted in 1870. [4] [5] The community was named after D.L. Wells, a railroad construction engineer.[6] [7]The first post office in Wellsville was established in October 1870.