Franklin, Pennsylvania

==Sports==
In 1903, the city was the home of the [[Franklin Athletic Club]], one of the earliest professional football teams. That season, the team was unofficially recognized as the "US Football Champions"<ref>{{cite journal|title=Franklin's Hired Guns: 1903 |journal=Coffin Corner |publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association |pages=1&ndash;3 |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Franklins_Hired_Guns.pdf |author=PFRA Research |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126224701/http://profootballresearchers.org/Articles/Franklins_Hired_Guns.pdf |archive-date=2010-11-26 }}</ref> and later won the [[World Series of Football (1902-1903)|1903 World Series of Football]], held that December at [[Madison Square Garden (1890)|Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=The First Football World Series |journal=Coffin Corner |publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association |volume=2 |issue=Annual |year=1980 |pages=1&ndash;8 |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-054.pdf |author=Carroll, Bob |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218232146/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/02-An-054.pdf |archive-date=2010-12-18 }}</ref> The team included several of the era's top players, such as: [[Herman Kerkhoff]], [[Arthur McFarland]], [[Clark Schrontz]], [[Paul Steinberg]], [[Lynn Sweet (American football)|Pop Sweet]], [[Eddie Wood]], and coach [[Blondy Wallace]].<ref>*{{cite journal|title=Franklin's World Champion Football Team|journal=Coffin Corner|publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association|volume=3|issue=Annual|year=1981|pages=1&ndash;4|url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-An-079.pdf|author=Smith, William R.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127042413/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-An-079.pdf|archive-date=2010-11-27}}</ref>

Among other sporting accomplishments, Franklin Area High School has won two state basketball championships. In 2001 and 2006, the boys team, playing in PIAA Class AAA District 10, defeated [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] Central Catholic out of District 11 and Communications Tech from District 12 ([[Philadelphia Public League]]), respectively.<ref>{{cite web|first=Don|last=Rebel|url=http://www.msasportsnetwork.com/articles.asp?region=1&id=3854|title=2006 PIAA Basketball Finals Preview|publisher=MSA Sports Network|date=2006-03-22|access-date=2008-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927202628/http://www.msasportsnetwork.com/articles.asp?region=1&id=3854|archive-date=2007-09-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>