Franklinton Podcast

2022 celebrated 250 years since Franklinton’s founding. Businesses, organizations, and individuals as we celebrated and called it: “Franklintennial.” To preserve and share the neighborhood history, please listen to the Franklintennial podcasts featuring guests discussing different eras of the Franklinton story.

Episode #1

Trent Smith interviews historian Doreen Uhas Saur and long-time Franklinton resident, Peter Coccia, about the stories and impacts of the Great Flood.

Episode #2

Franklinton legends, Bruce Warner and Dewey Stokes, share stories of what the community was like before and after the 1959 flood.

Episode #3

Trent Smith interviews community leaders, Pauline Edwards and Kevin Ballard, and they explore the history of Franklinton, the original settlement in central Ohio.

Episode #4

Trent Smith interviews Chris Sherman and Marty Johnson about the role of art in the Franklinton revitalization.