In 1883 there were 595 cows, valued at $16,884 62 oxen, valued at $3,355 280 horses and mules, valued at $21,692 $4,820 of value in trades and occupations and $25,814 money at interest.
Today our assessed fair market value is $76,574,550. The assessed value of the Township in 1883 was $364,547. With modern surveying methods, Franklin Township was actually determined to be 5.22 miles from east to west and 5.52 miles north to south, consisting of 18441.8 acres. In 1844, the area that was being incorporated into the new municipality was thought to be five miles square, consisting of 16,896 acres. Silverthorn was the main person who circulated petitions and worked for its creation as a Township. It was named Franklin after the patriot of the Revolution, Benjamin Franklin, at the suggestion of Honorable Judge John H. Franklin Township was established in 1844 out of portions of McKean, Washington and Elk Creek Townships.
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