The Southfield Furnace Ruin in
Southfields,
New York, was a longtime
smelting
Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore, to extract a base metal. It is a form of extractive metallurgy. It is used to extract many metals from their ores, including silver, iron, copper, and other base metals. Smelting uses heat and a ...
site for iron ore mined from nearby veins in what is now
Sterling Forest State Park. It is located on the north side of
Orange County Route 19, 0.7 miles northwest of the junction with
New York State Route 17.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on November 2, 1973 for its significance in industry.
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History
It was built by Peter Townsend II, who also owned the mines.
Gallery
File:Southfield Furnace Ruin, NY - area view.jpg, Area view of the ruin
File:Southfield Furnace Ruin, NY - abandoned railroad crossing.jpg, Abandoned railroad crossing
See also
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* Clove Furnace Ruin
References
External links
* Hike passes by ruin
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York
Industrial buildings completed in 1804
Buildings and structures in Orange County, New York
Industrial furnaces
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