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History to bolster Franklin’s resurgence
Franklin. The borough’s once-booming downtown is ready to flourish once again.
Eddie Mindlin (now 94) with his mother on Main Street around 85 years ago
Eddie Mindlin today with Chief Fred Babcock on the left, and Franklin Borough s Town Historian, Phil Crabb, on the right
The Zinc Company
The underground room (you can see the surface sunlight in the upper right) where the miners got on and off the Man Cages
Franklin was once home to a booming mining business underground while on the surface, a tight-knit, multi-cultural community bustled on Main Street and at its beloved Neighborhood House. Now, Franklin-loving folks are coming together to revive its history and renovate its downtown. ....

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