▁formed ▁from ▁B ute ▁County ▁( ext inct ) ▁▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁Franklin ▁County ▁g ains ▁land ▁from ▁W ake ▁County ▁▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁Franklin ▁County ▁g ains ▁land ▁from ▁Gran ville ▁County ▁▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁Franklin ▁County ▁los es ▁land ▁to ▁help ▁form ▁V ance ▁County ▁ ▁Monument ▁to ▁ra cial ▁seg reg ation ▁Louis burg ▁contains ▁a ▁unique ▁monument ▁to ▁ra cial ▁seg reg ation , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Cour th ouse , ▁where ▁a ▁Confeder ate ▁flag ▁separ ates ▁two ▁drink ing ▁f ount ain , ▁one ▁l abeled ▁( in ▁the ▁gran ite ) ▁" white " ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁" color ed ". ▁ ▁School ▁des eg reg ation ▁The ▁integration ▁of ▁Franklin ▁County ▁School s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 8 ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁law suit ▁and ▁some ▁violence ▁against ▁African - American ▁residents . ▁The ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Human ities ▁Council ▁fund ed ▁the ▁Tar ▁River ▁Center ▁for ▁History ▁and ▁Culture ▁at ▁Louis burg ▁College ▁to ▁prepare ▁" An ▁Or al ▁History ▁of ▁School ▁Des eg reg ation ▁in ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ." ▁ ▁County ▁song ▁The ▁" Fran k lin ▁County ▁Song " ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁contest ▁by ▁the ▁county ▁historical ▁association ▁as ▁the ▁song ▁most ▁suitable ▁for ▁public ▁occasions . ▁The ▁words ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Fred ▁U . ▁Wol fe , ▁an ▁agricult ure ▁teacher ▁at ▁Gold ▁Sand . ▁S ung ▁to ▁the