Franklin College Building No. 5

Franklin College (founded 1818) was a college in New Athens, Ohio, founded by abolitionist John Walker (1786-1845), a Presbyterian minister in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The college was called Alma college from 1818 until 1825, when the name was changed to Franklin College. Classes were suspended during the Civil War after most of the student body enlisted for military service, but the college was revived in 1867 with 40 students. The college ceased operation in 1919, and became associated with Muskingum College until 1927. The college building houses the Franklin Museum which showcases the span of the college and its history. Over the course of over 100 years, the college was key in the education of two governors, eight U.S. Senators, and nine U.S. Congressmen and twenty state legislators. The college also graduated Titus Basfield, an African-American student and former slave, as well as several prominent women. While at Franklin College, Basfield became close friends with classmate John Armor Bingham, who later became primary author of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution and the longest-serving chief American diplomat in Japan, 1873–1875.

New Athens ( AY-thənz) is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 222 at the 2020 census.

Athens Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 390.

Harrison County Airport (FAA LID: 8G6) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Cadiz, a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Harrison County Airport Authority. This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Uniontown is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

The Silver Spade was a giant power shovel used for strip mining in southeastern Ohio. Manufactured by Bucyrus-Erie, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the model 1950-B was one of two of this model built, the other being the GEM of Egypt. Its sole function was to remove the earth and rock overburden from the coal seam. Attempts to purchase and preserve the shovel from Consol to make it the centerpiece of a mining museum exhibit for $2.6 million fell short, and the shovel was dismantled in February 2007.

Georgetown is an unincorporated community in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Adena at the intersection of Cadiz-Harrisville Road (U.S. Route 250) and Georgetown Road (County Route 41), at 40°12′27″N 80°55′14″W.

Flushing is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 830 at the 2020 census.

Lafferty is a census-designated place in northeastern Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 255. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43951.Lafferty is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after one Dr. Joseph Laf(f)erty.

Cadiz Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,387.

Wheeling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census recorded 1,604 people in the township.

Cadiz ( KAD-iss) is a village in and the county seat of Harrison County, Ohio, United States, located about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Steubenville. The population was 3,051 at the 2020 census.