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 67
... present roadway goes right over this spot . Not long after he bought the property , Abram Hewitt dismantled the old furnace , placing the stone from the stack on the side of the embankment to form the present waterfall . The water that ...
... present roadway goes right over this spot . Not long after he bought the property , Abram Hewitt dismantled the old furnace , placing the stone from the stack on the side of the embankment to form the present waterfall . The water that ...
Page 69
... present manor house cannot be determined absolutely , but Martin Ryerson probably built the original unit , the west end of the present house , within six years ' time after acquiring the property in 1807.31 In 1804 John Old , in ...
... present manor house cannot be determined absolutely , but Martin Ryerson probably built the original unit , the west end of the present house , within six years ' time after acquiring the property in 1807.31 In 1804 John Old , in ...
Page 119
... present Norton House . " 11 This house stood on the present Grand Union property . Mr. Turse remembered his father's saying that there used to be a large slag dump located on the present animal hospital property on the west side of the ...
... present Norton House . " 11 This house stood on the present Grand Union property . Mr. Turse remembered his father's saying that there used to be a large slag dump located on the present animal hospital property on the west side of the ...
Contents
Furnace | 219 |
Fort | 239 |
New Miller Paterson Peters St George Snyder | 254 |
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