State of Franklin
The State of Franklin (also the Free Republic of Franklin or the State of Frankland) was a part of the United States of America that wanted to become a U.S. state. The proposed state was located in what is now the eastern part of Tennessee.[1]
| The State of Franklin (Frankland) | |||||
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| Capital city | Provisional Jonesborough, August 1784 – December 1785 | ||||
| Government | Republic / Organized, extralegal territory | ||||
| "Governor" (President) | |||||
| - | December 1784 – December 1788 | President/Governor Col. John Sevier | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | |||||
| - | December 1784 – December 1788 | Landon Carter | |||
| - | Speaker of the House August 1784 – June 1785 |
William Cage | |||
| - | Speaker of the House June 1785 – December 1788 |
Col. Joseph Hardin | |||
| Legislature | Congress of Greeneville | ||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | |||
| - | Lower House | House of Representatives | |||
| Historical era | post American Revolution | ||||
| - | North Carolina cedes the Washington District to federal government | April 1784 | |||
| - | Secedes from North Carolina and blocks federal government claims; Franklin proclaimed | August 23 1784 | |||
| - | Petition for Frankland statehood sent to Congress | May 16, 1785 | |||
| - | Provisional name changed to "Franklin" | December 24, 1785 | |||
| - | Disbanded; and re-acquired by North Carolina | March–September 1788 | |||
| - | Area is designated part of the Southwest Territory | 1790 | |||
| Political subdivisions | Counties | ||||
| Today part of | East Tennessee, United States | ||||
State Of Franklin Media
State of Franklin on U.S. map
The State of Franklin and its counties
Contemporaneous map of the State of Franklin
Replica of the Capitol of the State of Franklin in Greeneville, Tennessee
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