Franklin County, Georgia

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Franklin County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,424. The county seat is Carnesville. On February 25, 1784, Franklin and Washington became Georgia's eighth and ninth counties, with Franklin named in honor of patriot Benjamin Franklin.In its original form, Franklin County included all of the territory now in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, and Stephens counties, and parts of the modern-day Gwinnett, Hall, Hart, and Madison counties, as well as three counties that are now part of South Carolina. Franklin County has several miles of shoreline on Lake Hartwell.

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Carnesville, Georgia

Carnesville is a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States, and the county seat. Located in the center of Franklin County in northeastern Georgia, approximately 85 miles (137 km) from Atlanta, Carnesville had a population of 713 as of 2020. It is the fourth most populous city in the county.

Franklin County Courthouse (Georgia)

Franklin County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Carnesville, Georgia, county seat of Franklin County, Georgia. It was designed in a Neoclassical architecture style by Walter Chamberlain and constructed in 1906. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. It is located in Courthouse Square.

Franklin County School District (Georgia)

The Franklin County School District is a public school district in Franklin County, Georgia, United States, based in Carnesville. It serves the communities of Canon, Carnesville, Franklin Springs, Gumlog, Lavonia, Martin, and Royston.

Broad River Air Park

Broad River Airpark (FAA LID: 3GE3) is a private airport located five miles (8.0 km) south of Lavonia, a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States. The runway is parallel to Interstate 85. The air park was built in 2006.

Victoria Bryant State Park

Victoria Bryant State Park is a 502-acre (2.03 km2) Georgia state park located near Franklin Springs. Nestled in the rolling hills of Georgia's Piedmont plateau, this park offers facilities ranging from picnic sites and a swimming pool to an 18-hole golf course. The North Fork of the Broad River flows through the park, adding several water hazards to the course. The park also offers a short nature trail plus a long perimeter trail that takes hikers through hardwood forests. In addition, the park is home to many species of birds, plants, and reptiles.

Cromers, Georgia

Cromers is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Franklin County Airport (Georgia)

Franklin County Airport (FAA LID: 18A) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Canon, a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Franklin County.

Emmanuel University

Emmanuel University is a private Christian college in Franklin Springs, Georgia. It is affiliated with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and enrolls more than 800 students. The college offers both associate and bachelor's degrees.

Franklin Springs, Georgia

Franklin Springs is a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States. The population was 952 at the 2010 census, up from 762 in 2000. Emmanuel University is located here.

Canon Commercial Historic District

The Canon Commercial Historic District in Canon, Georgia is a 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included eight contributing buildings.It includes the Canon Hotel, a two-story Georgian Revival-style building. and the W.F. Bowers Building, a one-story brick building built in the early 1890s, which, in 1985, had a "deteriorated Greek Revival-style porch at the Depot Street level that is supported by square brick columns. The central portal has a glass transom and a segmental arch and is flanked by a window on each side and four square brick wall pilasters. The porch has square wood columns and a wooden balustrade supported by square brick pillars."

Historic Churches of Canon Historic District

The Historic Churches of Canon Historic District in Canon, Georgia is a historic district, 2 acres (0.81 ha) in size, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The listing included three contributing buildings.It covers three wood-framed churches: Canon Baptist Church, Canon Universalist Church, and Canon Methodist Church.

Canon, Georgia

Canon is a city in Franklin and Hart counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 804 at the 2010 census.