colleges founded prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder

, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its

Brook Benton (born Benjamin Franklin Peay; September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988) was an American

months after Ohio became a state, and was named after Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County originally

The State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly referred to as Stony Brook University

City Corridor of Linn, Benton, Cedar, Jones, Johnson, and Washington counties.

Corvallis is a city in central western Oregon, United States. It is the county seat of Benton

Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, film

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census

is Farmington. The county was established on May 9, 1838 and named for Benjamin Franklin.