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 87
... produced and shipped from Long Pond after March 18 , 1869. A brief reference is found in a letter written by Thomas ... producing as high a profit as he estimated they should , he was " entertaining " the thought of selling . Whether ...
... produced and shipped from Long Pond after March 18 , 1869. A brief reference is found in a letter written by Thomas ... producing as high a profit as he estimated they should , he was " entertaining " the thought of selling . Whether ...
Page 122
... produced . " The Wawayanda furnace was 11 feet wide and 42 feet high in- side . To produce a ton of iron the following materials were used in 1856 : an average of 180 bushels of charcoal , 2 tons of ore , and 1/4 ton of limestone ...
... produced . " The Wawayanda furnace was 11 feet wide and 42 feet high in- side . To produce a ton of iron the following materials were used in 1856 : an average of 180 bushels of charcoal , 2 tons of ore , and 1/4 ton of limestone ...
Page 178
... producing iron . Nature had provided waterpower , a reservoir , virgin forests for timber and charcoal , and an ... produced the first iron made at Sterling and in 1738 they built a forge . On February 13 , 1739 , they acquired from ...
... producing iron . Nature had provided waterpower , a reservoir , virgin forests for timber and charcoal , and an ... produced the first iron made at Sterling and in 1738 they built a forge . On February 13 , 1739 , they acquired from ...
Contents
Furnace | 219 |
Fort | 239 |
New Miller Paterson Peters St George Snyder | 254 |
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