Franklinton

While small, Franklinton actually has a very interesting history. Franklinton was established as Franklin Depot in 1839 on land owned by Shemuel Kearney. His home, built in 1759, was originally located south of town and is currently the oldest residence in Franklin County. The house was recently purchased and is being moved to nearby Louisburg for restoration. Franklin Depot changed its name to Franklinton in 1842 when the town was incorporated.

According to many locals, Trinity College, originally located near Greensboro, was initially planned and subsequently approved to be relocated to Franklinton in 1889. However, generous offers by local businessmen Washington Duke and Julian S. Carr brought the college to the city of Durham instead in 1892, instead of Franklinton. What a miss! This well known school is now called Duke University.

Driving to and through Franklinton, visitors can enjoy the vestiges of the once agricultural economic base of the North Carolina farming heritage, fields from which farmers once brought the fruit of their efforts, like tobacco, cotton, hay and grains to market.

And also like the central part of the state, textiles followed farming as a new economy ushered in by the Industrial Age. Located in Franklinton is the historic Sterling Cotton Mill, founded by Samuel C. Vann and first opened in 1895. Remaining in the Vann family for many years, the mill was purchased in 1972 by Union Underwear Company...manufacturers of Fruit of the Loom fabric products. Sterling Cotton Mill eventually closed in 1991. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Burlington Industries, another well-known textile and fabric maker at the time, had a facility located in Franklinton...also known as Vamoco Mills. It closed in 1989, and was demolished in 2007. A third mill was also located in Franklinton, which has since closed.

While the textiles have faded, however, others have moved in. Franklinton is home to a plant operated byNovozymes. Novozymes North America Inc. employs approximately 480 people and is the largest multi-purpose enzyme manufacturing plant in the United States.

For a slower lifestyle and beautiful, bucolic setting, Franklinton is well deserving of consideration as a relaxed place to live and raise a family.

So here you are. You have made your choice to move to North Carolina, specifically to the Greater Research Triangle area. Good choice! Many people have decided that living here will provide the very best lifestyle available, including buying a home in Franklinton, landing the best employment and even finding the best schools and/or or higher education. Thousands of people have made the decision to relocate to the Research Triangle, just like you. A newcomer will find why the Greater Research Triangle has ranked as one of the best regions in North Carolina to live or work, to buy the best real estate, to start a business, to raise a family, or even to retire.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN FRANKLINTON

Exploring life in Franklinton is a good decision, and here are fun things to know:

*The PreddyFest Bluegrass Festival - is held over three days each August in Franklinton. The venue is on the Tar River and is a family oriented event featuring leading artists.

*Two notable people - were born in Franklinton: Henry Bibby, a star player in the National Basketball Association, and Soupy Sales ((born Milton Supman), a comedian and television star of the 60's and 70's.

*Loss of a Champion - On June 10, 1946, former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson died in a car crash on U.S. Highway 1 near Franklinton.

FRANKLINTON'S GOOD LIFE

It has become almost routine for Franklinton to be praised as a wonderful place to live. Residents' testimonials, articles and various organizations bestow glowing reviews and accolades about living here. With these superlatives publicized for so long, the Research Triangle area's fame as a great place to live has been a magnet attracting people, like you, to explore and relocate.

This sense of the Franklinton good life is expressed on the website of the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce:

"The Town of Franklinton was incorporated in 1872 and is located just off US 1, and is less than twenty minutes to north Raleigh. Franklinton’s quality of life is very desirable due to a peaceful and rural setting, progressive leadership, and the town’s efficient provision of its many municipal services."

FRANKLINTON'S NEIGHBORS

Franklinton is one of 32 sister communities in the Greater Research Triangle region:

Angier

Apex

Benson

Butner

Carrboro

Cary

Chapel Hill

Clayton

Creedmoor

Durham

Franklinton

Fuquay-Varina

Garner

Henderson

Hillsborough

Holly Springs

Knightdale

Louisburg

Mebane

Morrisville

Oxford

Pittsboro

Raleigh

Rolesville

Roxboro

Selma

Siler City

Smithfield

Wake Forest

Wendell

Youngsville

Zebulon

WHY MOVE TO FRANKLINTON?

Franklinton and her neighboring communities share several common benefits. The first great reason to live in the Greater Research Triangle is a wonderful climate.

Spring and summer are filled with a bouquet of blossoms that flood the visual and olfactory senses. Parks and beautiful homes treat citizens and visitors alike with colors as if from the palette of a great landscape painter. The fall blazes with glorious colors so awesome that it almost takes your breath away. The winters are mild, and every now and then, the students get a day off for a light snow. It rarely gets below freezing. How could anyone not like the weather and climate in Franklinton, North Carolina?

The second reason to live in Franklinton is that it is a great place to buy a home. Franklinton real estate is affordable. Newcomers can choose between well- established homes for sale or new homes in outstanding new home communities. You can choose a lot and build a custom home. Simply select a homebuilder from the many in Greater Research Triangle. A qualified REALTOR®, real estate agent, mortgage broker or loan officer can assist in the home purchase process and can guide you through the process of finding and buying real estate in Franklinton.

Schools are another reason Greater Research Triangle is a wonderful place to live. Oh yeah - families especially love the schools in Franklinton. In fact, some of the best schools in Greater Research Triangle are found in Franklinton. Franklinton is serviced by Franklin County Schools, frequently cited for several outstanding programs. Franklinton schools are considered safe places for students.

EDUCATION IN FRANKLINTON

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

To better help you select the best schools in Franklinton, North Carolina, read what the Franklin County Schools system says on its website:

"The FCS [Franklin County Schools] graduation rate stands at 76.7%. Two high schools are now “Schools of Distinction”, as defined by the DPI Accountability Model. FCS had 104 dropouts in 2010 (33%reduction over a 3 year period)."

PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH A FRANKLINTON ADDRESS

Elementary Schools in Franklinton:

Franklinton Elementary School

Middle Schools in Franklinton:

Bunn Middle School

High Schools in Franklinton:

Franklinton High School

CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina charter schools are independent public schools that exist to offer Franklinton students, parents and educators choices in teaching, learning methods and environments. An emphasis is placed on innovation and accountability with improved student achievement the common goal.

There are now nearly 5,000 public charter schools in 39 states and the District of Columbia, educating more than 1.6 million public charter school students. North Carolina public charter schools are intended to improve North Carolina's traditional public school system.

Any Franklinton charter school, while independently operated, must meet four requirements, like any other North Carolina public school:
*Tuition-free and open to every student who wishes to enroll
*Non-sectarian, and do not discriminate on any basis

*Publicly funded by local, state and federal tax dollars like other public schools *Held accountable to state and federal academic standards

LIST OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN FRANKLINTON:

There are no charter schools with a Franklinton address.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH A FRANKLINTON ADDRESS

Private schools, also known as independent schools or non-state schools, are not administered by Franklinton, North Carolina, or the Federal government; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on public funding. Franklinton students can get a scholarship into a private school, which makes the cost cheaper, depending on a talent the student may have, such as a sport scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship.

List of Private Schools in Franklinton:

There are no private schools with a Franklinton address.

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES IN AND NEAR FRANKLINTON

Higher education in the Greater Research Triangle region is another great reason to live in Franklinton, North Carolina. The local colleges and universities contribute more than just classrooms, by also bringing the best in sports and cultural offerings to the Research Triangle communities at large. If your life calls for upper level learning, choose from the following list of universities, colleges and community colleges:

Duke University

Franklinton Technical Community College

Johnston Community College

Louisburg College

Meredith College

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina State University

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

St. Augustine’s College

Shaw University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Vance-Granville Community College

Wake Technical Community College

William Peace College

So, whether you are researching the Greater Research Triangle region and getting a feel for living here, or if you are learning about your education options, or if you have definitely decided to purchase a home in Franklinton, even if only from across town- congratulations, and...

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