Franklin, Pennsylvania

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Franklin, Pennsylvania is a small historic city in northwestern Pennsylvania known for its role in the early oil industry and its well-preserved downtown architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode 814
category Cities in Venango County, Pennsylvania
County seats in Pennsylvania
Populated places on the Allegheny River
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economy light manufacturing
service sector
tourism
governmentType city government
hasCharacteristic historic city
small city
hasEvent local festivals and community events in downtown
hasFeature 19th-century commercial buildings
historic churches
residential historic neighborhoods
well-preserved downtown
hasHistoricDistrict Franklin Historic District NERFINISHED
hasRiver French Creek (nearby waterway) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance development of the American petroleum industry
historicDistrictStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
isCountySeatOf Venango County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
knownFor early oil industry
historic downtown architecture
locatedIn United States Census Bureau Mid-Atlantic division NERFINISHED
Venango County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
locatedOn Allegheny River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED
near Oil City, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
partOf Oil Region of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
postalCode 16323
region Northwestern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
transportation served by Pennsylvania Route 62
served by Pennsylvania Route 8
served by U.S. Route 322

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Western Pennsylvania hasMajorCity Franklin, Pennsylvania
Howard Zahniser placeOfBirth Franklin, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States