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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Franklin County, Pennsylvania canonical 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Pennsylvania
borders Adams County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Maryland
Perry County, Pennsylvania
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
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
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
surface form: Appalachian Mountains region

South Central Pennsylvania
surface form: 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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Antietam Creek, Maryland flowsThrough Franklin County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Antietam Creek
James Buchanan birthPlace Franklin County, Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania contains Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Adams County, Pennsylvania borders Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Whitetail Resort locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Cove Gap, Pennsylvania locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Cove Gap, Pennsylvania hasCounty Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, United States locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania borderedBy Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Perry County, Pennsylvania borders Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania county Franklin County, Pennsylvania
39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania jurisdiction Franklin County, Pennsylvania
39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg Historic District locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Mercersburg Historic District locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Michaux State Forest locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Wilson College locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County Regional Airport county Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County Regional Airport serves Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County Regional Airport locatedIn Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County Regional Airport regionServed Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Antietam Creek flowsThrough Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland Valley contains Franklin County, Pennsylvania