Historical Marker
John Bickham
Franklinton, Washington County · Louisiana
Erected 2012
John Bickham's gift of land was meant for a parish seat and schools, and what grew on it was a town named twice. Washington Parish had been split from St. Tammany in 1819 and named for George Washington, and Franklinton was designated its seat on February 10, 1821. The settlement was first called Franklin. In 1826 it became Franklinton, after representatives of both towns argued their cases in New Orleans and the legislature let another Franklin, in St. Mary Parish, keep the plain name. Bickham himself died in 1821, so he never saw the matter settled.
Where it stands
30.84465, -90.15520 · Directions
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