The first women’s history trail in North Carolina is open in Franklin. Nine sites are located on the trail in about a half mile radius downtown around square. They highlight early entrepreneurial women of the 19th century who worked running the town store, a millinery and as mica workers to name just a few. A crowd of over 100 people gathered to celebrate the unveiling of the plaques that make up the history trail. One of the honored guests at the event was Dorothy Crawford. Now 100 years old,