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Charles R. Otey, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1947.

Cpl. Arthur L. Blackwell, an African-American U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, purchased this home in 1947

Thomas S. Embry, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1946.

Granville R. Miller, an African-American World War II veteran, purchased this home in 1946.

Wendell D. La Fleur, an African-American U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, purchased this home in 1946.

Master Sgt. James Blackstone, an African-American U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, purchased this home in 1946. Blackstone was a Tuskegee Airman and the chief mechanic for a crew that supplied items such as gloves, headsets, and…

Technical Sgt. Alonzo B. Anderson, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, purchased this home in 1946.

Gravesite of Lucas Sullivant, founder of Franklinton. In the spring of 1795, Sullivant was appointed by the government to survey the lands close to the state of Virginia. He and his team of men entered the land now called Franklin County. It was…

Gravesite of Dr. Lincoln Goodale, the first physician in Columbus. During the War of 1812, he volunteered and served as an assistant surgeon for the United States Army. Goodale was known for his charity in providing medical assistance to the poor. He…

The Harrison House or Jacob Overdier House, located at 570 West Broad Street, is one of the few remaining original structures in the Franklinton area. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was initially believed to…

Located behind the Overider/Harrison House at 570 W. Broad Street, the land office is where Lucas Sullivant sold and managed land in Columbus and Franklinton. This building was previously located at 714 W. Gay Street, but was moved to its present…

Marker Text: This tablet is placed to mark the home of Lucas Sullivant who under authority form Virginia came to an unbroken wilderness and with twenty men surveyed this portion of the Virginia Military Lands. Later he returned and 1797 laid out the…

David Deardurff built this two story hewed log house in 1807. Located at 72 S. Gift Street, it is the oldest known remaining structure in Franklin county still on its original foundation. The west room was Franklinton's first post office.

Postmarked August 25, 1908