why was Franklintown changed to Columbus, Ohio?

Question

Columbus did "discover" America before Benjamin Franklin ever got here .

I just found an opinion on WIKI but there has to be something more !
Dennis Kucinich grew up in OHIO and did the space cadet John Glenn.

Answer 1

Here is a good site on the history of Franklinton:
http://columbusoh.about.com/library/weekly/aa021203a.htm?terms=land+surveyors

All it says is that the original town was annexed by Columbus in 1871; the name never actually changed, it just merged with a larger place.