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 239
... probably once used for the same purpose but unused for over 20 years now . One can see where other buildings once stood between the mine and this loca- tion . A fair amount of ore was mined here at one time . Doodletown Mine - This mine ...
... probably once used for the same purpose but unused for over 20 years now . One can see where other buildings once stood between the mine and this loca- tion . A fair amount of ore was mined here at one time . Doodletown Mine - This mine ...
Page 240
... probably not much more than an exploratory pit , lies on the eastern side of West Mountain ( just to the south of Bear Mountain ) where the Suffern - Bear Mountain Trail passes immediately north . Forest of Dean Mine - This famous old ...
... probably not much more than an exploratory pit , lies on the eastern side of West Mountain ( just to the south of Bear Mountain ) where the Suffern - Bear Mountain Trail passes immediately north . Forest of Dean Mine - This famous old ...
Page 282
... probably connected underground . Mountain Mine - In 1838 , Peter Townsend , proprietor of the South- field furnace , told Dr. William Horton , the geologist of Orange County , who was doing a report on the area for New York State , that ...
... probably connected underground . Mountain Mine - In 1838 , Peter Townsend , proprietor of the South- field furnace , told Dr. William Horton , the geologist of Orange County , who was doing a report on the area for New York State , that ...
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Furnace | 219 |
Fort | 239 |
New Miller Paterson Peters St George Snyder | 254 |
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