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Legacy

Ben Franklin’s legacy lives on today. How many of these "Bens" did you know about?

  1. His image was engraved on the Franklin half-dollar, in circulation from 1948 to 1963.
     

    Ben Franklin Half-Dollar

  2. His image is engraved on the $100 bill:
     

    Ben Franklin 100 Dollar Bill
  3. The Library Company that he founded in 1731 still exists in Philadelphia.
  4. The American Philosophical Society, advocated for by Ben Franklin, still exists in Philadelphia:
  5. The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, founded in 1824 in honor of Franklin’s work in science, is an interactive museum that is dedicated to education in fields of science and technology:
  6. Franklin’s image appeared on the very first U.S. postage stamps issued in 1847 and has appeared on a number of stamps since then.

  7. His image has appeared on U.S. Savings Bonds:
     

    Ben Franklin U.S. Savings Bond

  8. The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, PA, honors Ben and his legacy:
     

    Ben Franklin Marble Statue from National Memorial in Philadelphia PA
  9. Numerous places, such as counties, townships, municipalities, schools, colleges, and businesses are named after Benjamin Franklin; there is even a crater on the moon named after him.