Franklin

… town and county seat in central Macon County on Little Tennessee River. Alt. 2,113. Settled prior to 1828; inc. 1855. Named for Jesse Franklin (1760-1823), governor of North Carolina, 1820-21. A mound there marks the site of the old Cherokee town Nikwasi. A council of Sir Alexander Cuming with the Indians there led to a treaty in 1730. Produces textiles and lumber.