Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Franklin County, Pennsylvania is a largely rural county in south-central Pennsylvania known for its agricultural landscape, historic towns, and role in Civil War-era events.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Pennsylvania
borders Adams County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Fulton County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Maryland
Perry County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
countySeat Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
economyBasedOn agriculture
light manufacturing
logistics and distribution
fipsCode 42-055
formedFrom Cumberland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
founded 1784
gnisID 01209588
hasAirport Franklin County Regional Airport
hasEducationalInstitution Wilson College
hasHistoricSite Chambersburg Historic District
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church
John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
Mercersburg Historic District
hasInterstateHighway Interstate 81 NERFINISHED
hasMunicipality Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
hasProtectedArea Caledonia State Park
Michaux State Forest
hasRiver Antietam Creek
Conococheague Creek
hasU.S.Highway U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 30
knownFor Civil War-era events
agricultural landscape
historic towns
rural character
largestCity Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains region
south-central Pennsylvania
namedAfter Benjamin Franklin
partOf Cumberland Valley
Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
seatOfJudicialDistrict 39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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