Franconia, Ohio

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Franconia is a ghost town in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1063577|name=Franconia (historical)}}

History

Franconia was laid out in 1837.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofputnamc01kind#page/277/mode/2up | title=History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Kinder, George D. | year=1915 | pages=147}} A post office was established at Franconia in 1837, and remained in operation until 1867.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Putnam |title=Putnam County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=14 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104922/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Putnam |archivedate=22 December 2015 }}

References

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{{Putnam County, Ohio}}

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Category:Geography of Putnam County, Ohio

Category:Ghost towns in Ohio

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