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Franklin, NC
You Either Hate or Love Franklin, NC -
5/31/2010Franklin is a remote small mountain community located at the far western end of the state just 20 minutes north of the Georgia border. If you are an avid church going Baptist, like a small community, are retired on a fixed income and like to watch the grass grow you will love Franklin. If you are single, need to work, are educated and enjoy cultural events you will hate Franklin. If, God-forbid, you are a Yankee or from Florida, think twice about ever finding work here because they will tell you that they only hire locals here. If you love hiking and mountains, you have found your heaven here. If you love all the conveniences that a city offers, you will not like it here. You will find you will be driving to Asheville every weekend that is a 1.5 hour drive over the mountains. If you enjoy shopping at Wal-mart, Dollar General and thrift stores and your taste in food are for biscuits and gravy, pork products and fast food you will love Franklin. As a Yankee from upstate New York, the only good thing I find about Franklin is the weather. It is never too hot or too cold here and there are lots of sunny days. I love the many warm winter days and wonderful walking trails around town called the Greenway. Thanks to the mountains, the summer heat clears out overnight so you never really have any stiffling heat here. Just make sure you fit into this town before you quit a good job and go through the expense of moving here. I have met many people who thought they were going to love it here only to leave Franklin within six months.