Civilizations & archaeology

Founding of Franklin

1660

City in Massachusetts, United States. Its founding is dated to 1660 in what is now the United States. It was part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Norfolk district and Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district. Its population today is about 33,300.

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