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 136
... Rock forge on Stony Brook , about three quarters of a mile from Sloatsburg . In 1884 , the split rock , from which the forge took its name , was covered by the construction of Allens Mill Dam . The forge site located on the east bank of ...
... Rock forge on Stony Brook , about three quarters of a mile from Sloatsburg . In 1884 , the split rock , from which the forge took its name , was covered by the construction of Allens Mill Dam . The forge site located on the east bank of ...
Page 291
... rock . For a distance of 14 feet across this cut , ore was visible . Nine feet was filled with ore that appeared to be nearly pure , the remaining 5 feet contained a large proportion of rock . Some 70 feet to the southwest is another ...
... rock . For a distance of 14 feet across this cut , ore was visible . Nine feet was filled with ore that appeared to be nearly pure , the remaining 5 feet contained a large proportion of rock . Some 70 feet to the southwest is another ...
Page 352
... rock is crushed . Millrace The current of water that drives a mill wheel , or the channel where it flows from the dam to the mill . Mucker - One who loads mine cars and skips and sometimes acts as a trammer , pushing them to the shaft ...
... rock is crushed . Millrace The current of water that drives a mill wheel , or the channel where it flows from the dam to the mill . Mucker - One who loads mine cars and skips and sometimes acts as a trammer , pushing them to the shaft ...
Contents
Furnace | 219 |
Fort | 239 |
New Miller Paterson Peters St George Snyder | 254 |
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