Franconia, Ohio

Franconia is a ghost town in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Franconia was laid out in 1837.[2] A post office was established at Franconia in 1837, and remained in operation until 1867.[3]

gollark: I should probably look into chorded keyboards for no particular reason.
gollark: If it would make you feel happier, I can repurpose the spare phone thing I "obtained" from Zachary as a trackpad.
gollark: I have laptops for various reasons and somehow never ended up getting a mouse.
gollark: Other things I apparently can do with either, but it feels vaguely weird to do so.
gollark: I can operate my phone and keyboard and trackpad with either hand, but only write fairly slowly and inaccurately left-handed.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Franconia (historical)
  2. Kinder, George D. (1915). History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 147.
  3. "Putnam County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

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