Old Franklinton Cemetery

The Franklinton Historical Society held a reenactment of Colonel Robert Culbertson's funeral on the 200th anniversary of his death on April 14, 1821. The walking funeral procession began at his home and ended at the Old Franklinton Cemetery, where he is buried. 

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Later in the year, the Sons of the American Revolution honored the War of 1812 veterans with a military ceremony and salute. The Ohio DAR, Daughters of the Revolution, were also present. 

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Colonel Robert Culbertson was a Revolutionary War officer and a rich Pennsylvania landowner. He arrived in Franklinton in 1801. The following year, he was elected Representative to the First Ohio General Assembly from Ross County, where Franklinton was then located. In March 1803, he made a motion to create a new county, "be stricken off" a portion of northern Ross County to be called Franklin County. The General Assembly enacted a law establishing the new county, with Franklinton as its county seat. Colonel Culbertson acquired Franklinton lot 123 in 1804 and constructed a brick house in 1807.  He lived here during the War of 1812 when Franklinton boomed as headquarters of the Army of the Northwest Territory under Brigadier General William Henry Harrison. He and his wife, Elizabeth, and their large family resided in the brick house until his death at the age of 82.