Township’s Revolutionary War Role Commemorated With New Historical Marker

November 11, 2026 Community Building, Franklin 250, General News

**HISTORIC MARKER –** *Eric Dutaud, as Gen. Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and George Luck, as Gen. George Washington (left to right), at the marker’s unveiling on November 11.*

Franklin Township’s role in the Revolutionary War campaign that helped secure American independence was commemorated Nov. 11 with the unveiling of a historical marker near the Township Arts & Cultural Gazebo on DeMott Lane.

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