In Canada Franklin is a district of the Northwest Territories, consisting of some of the Arctic islands: Banks and Prince Patrick islands, and parts of Victoria and Melville islands, and some smaller islands. It was named after the Arctic explorer, John Franklin. There is also a Fort Franklin, Northwest Territories.
In New Zealand, the Franklin District[1] is a municipality in the Auckland region, consisting of the towns of Pukekohe and Waiuku and four other wards.
Franklin is the name of some places in the United States of America, many of them named for Benjamin Franklin:
- State of Franklin, in eastern Tennessee 1784-1789
- Franklin, Georgia
- Franklin, Idaho
- Franklin, Indiana
- Franklin, Kentucky
- Franklin, Louisiana
- Franklin, Maine
- Franklin, Massachusetts
- Franklin, Michigan
- Franklin, New Hampshire
- Franklin, New Jersey
- Franklin, New York
- Franklin, North Carolina
- Franklin, Ohio
- Franklin, Pennsylvania
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Franklin, Virginia
- Franklin, West Virginia
- Several places in Wisconsin called Franklin
- Franklin County, Alabama
- Franklin County, Arkansas
- Franklin County, Florida
- Franklin County, Georgia
- Franklin County, Illinois
- Franklin County, Indiana
- Franklin County, Kentucky
- Franklin County, New York
- Franklin County, North Carolina
- Franklin County, Ohio
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- Franklin County, Vermont
- Franklin County, Virginia
- Franklin County, Washington
- Several townships in Michigan called Franklin
- Several townships in New Jersey called Franklin
- Several townships in Pennsylvania called Franklin
- Franklin Park, New Jersey
- Franklin Square, New York
- Franklinville, New Jersey
- Franklinville, North Carolina.
Franklin is also:
- the name of a sporting goods company that sells equipment for many different sports.
- the name of a consumer electronics company, maker of products such as the eBookMan and REX 5000.
- a make of motor car. See: Franklin (automobile).
- the name of a children's television series, that series's main character, and a series of children's books. See: Franklin (television series)
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