- The intent is to inform the public that this historic site is to be leveled
- Show an alternative (work to make it state & national historic site)
- To give the council a true “alternative” than just going with the flow
- It is a golden opportunity for the town to make something of itself—a true model mining town of the East, a place where immigrants came with hope and built new lives for themselves and their families, strengthened America, and made New Jersey a great state through the natural resources usage and work & homes for the influx of the poor who made something of themselves, and home of the New Jersey State Mineral: Franklinite.
Core team on this, experts, area elders, planners, and interested parties are:
- Dr. Bill Truran
- Dr. Earl Verbeek
- Tom Jones, Historic Preservation Planner
- Judy Williams, President of Franklin Historical Society
- John Sowden, Franklin lifetime resident and Mayor
- Others are expected to join