 The population and town grew during the War of 1812, as Franklinton served as a staging point for General William Henry Harrison's Army of the Northwest.Following the war, the community continued to grow with the expansion of the country's railway system along with the construction of a new state capital, Columbus, on the opposite side of the Scioto River.Columbus's growth eventually led to it being named county seat in 1824 and Franklinton was annexed by the city in 1859.