Title:

Robert "Frankie" Franklin

Description:

Near this location stood a log cabin, home of Robert Franklin, an African American who helped successfully repel a British invasion during the War of 1812 at the First Battle of Black Rock, July 11, 1813. Franklin was killed five months later when Buffalo was burned, December 30, 1813.

Erected by:

City of Buffalo Livable Communities Beautification Grant, Afro American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 2010.

Location:

Niagara Street near the Connecticut Street Armory.

Notes:

Photo by Chris Brown.