Franklin is a small township on the western side of the Huon River in the south-east of Tasmania, between Huonville and Geeveston.

The Franklins had a ketch named Huon Pine built at Port Davey to provide a direct link between the settlement at Hobart.

[3] Originally used for mixed cropping, especially potatoes and other vegetables, by the late 19th century Franklin and its immediate surrounds were a major apple orcharding region.

Franklin boasted its own Court House (now a gourmet café), several hotels, banks and a Town Hall (now the restored Palais Theatre).

With the establishment of a better road across the Sleeping Beauty Range mountains and the growth of the nearby town Huonville, Franklin went into decline over the next few decades.