MOUNT FRANKLIN STATE PARK

MOUNT FRANKLIN STATE PARK

A SIENIC VIEW OF MT. FRANKLIN STATE PARK. THE OLD BUILDINGS WERE BUILT IN 1909 AS THE EL PASO TIN MINING & SMELTER CO. THAT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 1915. SINCE THEN THE BUILDINGS WERE USED AS A BABY SANITORIUM IN THE HOT SUMMER IN THE DAYS BEFORE AIR CONDITIONING. THEY WERE ALSO USED BY THE COLLEGE OF MINES ENGEERING & GEOLOGY STUDENTS AS A MEETING PLACE FOR THE ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBARATION .

Area: Northeast / Franklin Mountains

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