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The Boonton Iron Works were founded about 1770 by Samuel Ogden who, with others in his family, purchased a tract along the
Abandoned Iron Mines of the NJ Highlands
{{Coord, 40.9026, -74.4070, display=title Buildings and structures in Morris County, New Jersey Ironworks and steel mills in the United States Ruins in the United States Economic history of New Jersey Industrial buildings and structures in New Jersey Companies established in 1770 1770 establishments in New Jersey Pre-statehood history of New Jersey 1911 disestablishments in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey
The Boonton Iron Works were founded about 1770 by Samuel Ogden who, with others in his family, purchased a tract along the Rockaway River
The Rockaway River is a tributary of the Passaic River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in northern New Jersey in the United States. The upper course of the river flows through a wooded mountainous valley, whereas the lower course flo ...
, near present-day Boonton, New Jersey. Here rolling and slitting mills were erected that engaged in the manufacture of nail rods and bar iron. With the construction of the Morris Canal in 1830, the New Jersey Iron Company was organized. This company built a new plant costing $283,000 and imported skilled mechanics from England. Under Fuller & Lord (1852–1876) the enterprise become an integrated industry with ore and timber reserves, canal boats, furnace
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s, mills and auxiliary plants. After 1881, the business slowly declined. The plant closed in 1911. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.
Sources
* James Truslow Adams, ''Dictionary of American History'' (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940).See also
*Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper. ''Blast'' refers to the combustion air being "forced" or supplied above atmospheric ...
* David Thomas (industrialist)
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Abandoned Iron Mines of the NJ Highlands
{{Coord, 40.9026, -74.4070, display=title Buildings and structures in Morris County, New Jersey Ironworks and steel mills in the United States Ruins in the United States Economic history of New Jersey Industrial buildings and structures in New Jersey Companies established in 1770 1770 establishments in New Jersey Pre-statehood history of New Jersey 1911 disestablishments in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New Jersey