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Upon retiring from the printing business, Franklin purchased a farm near Burlington, New Jersey. While Franklin intended to live on the farm full-time, he returned to city life in Philadelphia afte...
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Benjamin Franklin Buys Farm
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Benjamin Franklin Organizes the Pennsylvania Militia
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Benjamin Franklin Organizes the Pennsylvania Militia
Seeing a need for the citizens of Philadelphia to protect themselves and their property, Franklin published a pamphlet called "Plain Truth," in which he proposed the formation of a Philad...
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Benjamin Franklin Organizes the Pennsylvania Militia
In 1756, Franklin organized the Pennsylvania Militia (see "Associated Regiment of Philadelphia" under heading of Pennsylvania's 103rd Artillery and 111th Infantry Regiment at Continental ...
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Benjamin Franklin Organizes the Pennsylvania Militia
By 1748 Franklin had "retired" from printing to concentrate on his scientific pursuits, while maintaining a financial interest in the business with his new partner, David Hall. Instead, F...
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Benjamin Franklin Retires from Printing
In 1748, he retired from printing and went into other businesses. He created a partnership with his foreman, David Hall, which provided Franklin with half of the shop's profits for 18 years. This l...
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Benjamin Franklin Retires from Printing
Franklin’s printing business, along with the profits from Poor Richard’s Almanack, gave him enough financial security that he turned over the day-to-day operations of his print shop to David Hall, ...
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Benjamin Franklin Retires from Printing
One of Franklin's inventions was the "Franklin Stove," a mid-room furnace to replace the inefficient heating of a fireplace. This cast-iron furnace would radiate heat from the mid...
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Benjamin Franklin Creates New Stove Design
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Benjamin Franklin Creates New Stove Design
A Franklin stove,was named after its inventor, Benjamin Franklin, is a metal-lined fireplace. It was made in 1742 & has baffles in the rear to improve the airflow, providing more heat and less ...
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Benjamin Franklin Creates New Stove Design
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Benjamin Franklin Creates New Stove Design
Franklin published a pamphlet to sell the "Pennsylvania Fire-Place," a new stove design he had created. The pamphlet touted its benefits and the invention sold very well. The stove had so...
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Benjamin Franklin Creates New Stove Design
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Benjamin Franklin Opens Pennsylvania Academy and College
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Benjamin Franklin Opens Pennsylvania Academy and College
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Benjamin Franklin Opens Pennsylvania Academy and College
The Academy and College of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is considered by many to have been the first American academy. It was founded in 1749 by Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin d...
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Benjamin Franklin Opens Pennsylvania Academy and College
As he matured, Franklin began to concern himself more with public affairs. In 1743, he set forth a scheme for The Academy and College of Philadelphia. He was appointed president of the academy in N...
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Benjamin Franklin Opens Pennsylvania Academy and College
On October 21, 1743, according to popular myth, a storm moving from the southwest denied Franklin the opportunity of witnessing a lunar eclipse. Franklin was said to have noted that the prevailing ...
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Benjamin Franklin Observes Movement of Storms
One of Franklin's first recorded observations of weather patterns occurred in October of 1743, when he planned to observe an eclipse of the moon. As Franklin prepared to watch the eclipse in Philad...
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Benjamin Franklin Observes Movement of Storms
