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The county was named for Benjamin Franklin. The county seat is Benton and the county was organized on January 2, 1818. When Franklin County was founded in 1818, however, the county was nothing more than a frontier outpost poised to serve as a witness to the growth of a great state and nation. Prior to Illinois becoming a state, the territory that is now Franklin County was at one time part of the State of Virginia; Knox County, Indiana; and St. Clair, Randolph, Gallatin, White, and Jackson Counties in Illinois. From 1818-1839, Franklin County encompassed the territory that includes present-day Williamson County. While Franklin County was established by the Illinois General Assembly on January 2, 1818, the county as it stands in its current form began on February 28, 1839.
The county was named for Benjamin Franklin. The county seat is Benton and the county was organized on January 2, 1818. When Franklin County was founded in 1818, however, the county was nothing more than a frontier outpost poised to serve as a witness to the growth of a great state and nation. Prior to Illinois becoming a state, the territory that is now Franklin County was at one time part of the State of Virginia; Knox County, Indiana; and St. Clair, Randolph, Gallatin, White, and Jackson Counties in Illinois. From 1818-1839, Franklin County encompassed the territory that includes present-day Williamson County. While Franklin County was established by the Illinois General Assembly on January 2, 1818, the county as it stands in its current form began on February 28, 1839.
Quotes...
Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face. - George Eliot - |
Passage...
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. - 1 John 4:11 - |
LAUGHTER...
A patron at a restaurant was continually bothering the waiter about the air conditioning. First, he would ask for the air conditioning to be turned up because it was too hot, then he would ask it be turned down because it was to cold, this went on for about a half an hour.
To the surprise of the rest of the customers, the waiter was very patient, walking back and forth and very pleasant. So finally a customer asked, "Why don’t you just throw out the pest?"
“Oh, I don’t care,” said the waiter with a grin, "we don’t even have an air conditioner.”
A patron at a restaurant was continually bothering the waiter about the air conditioning. First, he would ask for the air conditioning to be turned up because it was too hot, then he would ask it be turned down because it was to cold, this went on for about a half an hour.
To the surprise of the rest of the customers, the waiter was very patient, walking back and forth and very pleasant. So finally a customer asked, "Why don’t you just throw out the pest?"
“Oh, I don’t care,” said the waiter with a grin, "we don’t even have an air conditioner.”
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