Franklin.
1 City (2020 pop. 26,414), seat of Johnson co., S central Ind.,
inc. 1823. It is a farm trade center. Manufactures include auto parts,
aluminum doors and windows, and copper panels. Franklin College of Indiana
is there. 2 City (2020 pop. 11,482), Warren co., SW Ohio, on
the Great Miami River, in a farm area; inc. 1813. Paper products are
manufactured in the city, which was a flourishing river port in the mid-19th
cent. 3 City (2020 pop. 83,454), seat of Williamson co., N east
Tenn. A noted Civil War site, it has served as a hub for rural Williamson
county from the 19th-20th centuries. It has recently grown in population as
a suburb of Nashville and a center for service industries. 4
City (2020 pop. 35,785), Milwaukee co., W central Wis., a residential suburb
of Milwaukee; inc. 1956.
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