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Historical Markers in Franklin
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1 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Franklin — Dr. Samuel Fowler — (1779 - 1844) —  |
| Dr. Samuel Fowler, born in Newburgh, NY, and came first to Hamburg after medical studies in Philadelphia. He established mills, a blacksmith shop, tannery, and a furnace to process ores from mines owned in Franklin Furnace. He became a noted and . . . — — Map (db m26449) HM | |||
| 2 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Franklin — Franklin Furnace — The Great Mining Town — |
| Franklin Furnace began before the Revolutionary War making iron from ore mined near Franklin Pond. An iron furnace was here from about 1765-1895. It began as a water-powered charcoal forge along the Wallkill River. This site housed a coal fired . . . — — Map (db m167185) HM | |||
| 3 ► New Jersey, Sussex County, Franklin — Franklin School — A First and Last — |
| Franklin has held valuable minerals for over 1 billion years. Mining of iron began in the 1760s and the first school was a log structure near the Baptist Church, replaced by a brick school in 1871 when iron production increased and railroads . . . — — Map (db m167184) HM | |||
| 4 ► New Jersey, Hunterdon County, Franklin — Pre-Revolutionary War King's Mill — |
| In 1729, Joseph King Sr. bought this property, built this "good stone dwelling-house", and a grist/saw mill. Joseph King Jr. owned them until 1768. The mill operated until c.1895 but was dismantled by 1930. — — Map (db m143357) HM | |||