A good short description of the Lost State of Franklin can be found at: http://farad.xtn.net/virtual/mainmenu/jcmpo/Funstuff/franklin.html - Randy Jones --- Netti Schreiner-Yantis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The story about the State of Franklin is indeed > interesting. > If anyone wants to know more about it, there have > been > two books written on it: > > 1. Williams, Samuel Cole. History of the Lost State > of > Franklin. Rev. ed. Philadelphia, 1974. 378 pp. > [F436.W722 1974] Reprint of earlier editions of > 1924 > and 1933 - same call #. > > 2. Gerson, Noel Bertram. Franklin, America's "lost > state". New York, 1968. 167 pp. [F436.G4 1968] > > Netti Schreiner-Yantis > [log in to unmask] > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 10:38 AM > Subject: Interesting article > > > Did anyone out there know this? I sure did not. > Lloyd L. Hite > > > Until > 1796, the United States featured a state called > Franklin. Today > it is known as Tennessee. For more, visit > http://www.absolutetrivia.com/History/ > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please > see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please > see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html