Vanishing Ironworks of the Ramapos: The Story of the Forges, Furnaces, and Mines of the New Jersey-New York Border Area |
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Page 114
... construction from the rest , therefore would willingly know in how many pieces they would Break . I received your favour of the 21 Inst . this evening . I had before sug- gested to those gentlemen that they could only expect to be paid ...
... construction from the rest , therefore would willingly know in how many pieces they would Break . I received your favour of the 21 Inst . this evening . I had before sug- gested to those gentlemen that they could only expect to be paid ...
Page 163
... Construction got underway in the latter part of May , 1795 , after the first tools and supplies were sent from New York . That October , Josiah and his brother Jeremiah gave the new place the unimagina- tive name of " Ramapo Works ...
... Construction got underway in the latter part of May , 1795 , after the first tools and supplies were sent from New York . That October , Josiah and his brother Jeremiah gave the new place the unimagina- tive name of " Ramapo Works ...
Page 175
... Construction of this mile - long spur line from the ironworks was started in 1868 and it was com- pleted at a cost of $ 17,925 . In 1871 an almost unbelievable total of 4,120 miles was covered on this short track by the line's only ...
... Construction of this mile - long spur line from the ironworks was started in 1868 and it was com- pleted at a cost of $ 17,925 . In 1871 an almost unbelievable total of 4,120 miles was covered on this short track by the line's only ...
Contents
Furnace | 219 |
Fort | 239 |
New Miller Paterson Peters St George Snyder | 254 |
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