Editing Franklin Springs, Georgia (section)

==History==
Franklin Springs began in the 19th century as a [[resort spa]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://franklincountyga.gov/county-history/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417105813/https://franklincountyga.gov/county-history/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2017 | title=County History | publisher=Franklin County | accessdate=30 December 2018}}</ref> with the city incorporating in 1924.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/f.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Kraków, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=88 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

The Franklin Springs Institute opened there in 1919 as a high school, eventually shifting to postsecondary education and changing its name to Emmanuel College in 1939.

On September 16, 2004, a magnitude 2 tornado moved north across the town of Franklin Springs, damaging or destroying numerous structures along its 3-mile path.<ref>Shearer,Lee. "Feeling Ivan's Ire", September 17, 2004 | ''Athens Banner-Herald'' (GA).</ref> The city government building and the fire and police stations incurred significant damage, as did approximately 25 residences.<ref>[http://www.usa.com/franklin-springs-ga-natural-disasters-extremes.htm Franklin Springs, GA Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes.] USA.com
</ref> Franklin County Emergency Management reported 10 chicken houses, some housing as many as 30,000 chickens and valued at more than $100,000 each, were destroyed.<ref>Johnson, Joe."Hardest-hit counties, Athens turn to cleanup" September 18, 2004 | ''Athens Banner-Herald'' (GA)</ref> This was part of the [[Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak]].