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Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36033.html )〕 Its county seat is Malone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 The county is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County comprises the Malone, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Much of Franklin County is within the Adirondack Park. Its Canadian borders are the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. ==History== When counties were established in New York in 1683, the present Franklin County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. This county was reduced in size on July 3, 1766 by the creation of Cumberland County, and further on March 16, 1770 by the creation of Gloucester County, both containing territory now in Vermont. On March 12, 1772, what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces, Charlotte County, contained the eastern portion. In 1784, the name "Charlotte County" was changed to Washington County to honor George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and later President of the United States of America. In 1788, Clinton County was split off from Washington County. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State. Franklin County is part of Macomb's Purchase of 1791. In 1799, Clinton County was reduced in size by the splitting off of Essex County. In 1802, Clinton County was reduced in size by a part of Clinton and two other counties being taken to form the new St. Lawrence County. In 1808, Franklin County was split off from Clinton County. In the late 1800s, Franklin County was home to three of the largest resort hotels in the Adirondacks, Paul Smith's Hotel, Loon Lake House, and Rainbow Inn. The history of Franklin County is preserved at the Franklin Historical and Museum Society in Malone, New York.〔(Read and Listen to the Oral history of Franklin County in the late 19th early 20th Centuries )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franklin County, New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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