A commemorative marker is located on Route 27 between Clover Place and Bennington Parkway near the original courthouse site.

[13] Several early taverns were established here and welcomed travelers using King's Highway while headed towards New Brunswick and New York City going north and Princeton, Trenton and Philadelphia going south.

In 1874, Gifford's Tavern was replaced by the 26-room Beekman's Hotel, aka Franklin House, which operated until it was destroyed by a major fire in 1929.

[17] The name of the community was formally changed from Six Mile Run to Franklin Park on June 25, 1872.

[18] In the late 19th century in addition to the Beekman's Hotel and another known as Manley's Hotel and the Six Mile Run Reformed Church, the community included a wagon factory, blacksmith, wheelwright, butcher, hay scales, ice house, a school, and a general store called Hullfish's Store, as well as residences for about 110 people.

The former Franklin Park School on Route 27, built in 1909, was a two-room building until three more rooms were added in 1931.

The building was then used by Franklin Township's Recreation Department until 1993 when it was abandoned due to structural problems.

The current Franklin Park School section located between Hillview and Central Avenue is the original ten room building constructed in 1957.

In 1998, a major expansion, accessed from Eden Road, was completed increasing enrollment capacity from about 130 to over 900 students.