Sugarhouse, Historian At Odds Over Latest Dig Find
PHILADELPHIA -- Another rare find, or not so significant history?
The debate is raging over the value of what's buried beneath the site of the half-billion-dollar Sugarhouse Casino project.
Sugarhouse officials said they've been cooperating with archeologists for over a year now but the latest dig is not much more than another hole in the ground.
However, local historians are more than excited. They believe the stone foundation in Fishtown dates back to days of young Ben Franklin, Fox 29's Joyce Evans reported.
"A 204-year-old survey guided today's archeology and was right within a foot, and you can measure it off," said local builder and historian Torben Jenk, who calls the project site an archeological dream. "It's a really big deal."
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The debate is raging over the value of what's buried beneath the site of the half-billion-dollar Sugarhouse Casino project.
Sugarhouse officials said they've been cooperating with archeologists for over a year now but the latest dig is not much more than another hole in the ground.
However, local historians are more than excited. They believe the stone foundation in Fishtown dates back to days of young Ben Franklin, Fox 29's Joyce Evans reported.
"A 204-year-old survey guided today's archeology and was right within a foot, and you can measure it off," said local builder and historian Torben Jenk, who calls the project site an archeological dream. "It's a really big deal."