About Franklin, NJ
Franklin Township is a suburb of New York City with a population of 65,773. Franklin Township is in Somerset County and is one of the best places to live in New Jersey. Living in Franklin Township offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Franklin Township there are a lot of parks. Many young professionals live in Franklin Township. The public schools in Franklin Township are above average.
History of Franklin, NJ
Franklin, known as the “Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World,” is located over a rich ore body containing more than 150 minerals, many of them fluorescent and 25 of which are found no where else on earth. Settled in the 1600s, the village known as Franklin Furnace developed near iron mines and iron smelting operations located along the Wallkill River. In the early 1800s, zinc deposits in the area began to be developed commercially. For most of the century many small companies mined zinc and iron in the Franklin area. In 1897 all zinc mining efforts merged into the New Jersey Zinc Company. The Zinc company was a major controlling factor in the development of Franklin. Immigrants from Russia, Britain, Hungary and Poland joined the work force at the mine. The population, 500 in 1897, had swelled to 3,000 by 1913. On March 18, 1913, the Borough of Franklin was incorporated from portions of Hardyston Township.
