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 Old Mill - Franconia, NH Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 44° 13.805 W 071° 45.271
19T E 280011 N 4901117
The original furnace existed at least by 1805, being rebuilt by the New Hampshire Iron Factory Company a couple times. It is the only surviving blast furnace left in New Hampshire.
Waymark Code: WM164KV
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2022
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i. Right from the center of Franconia village on State 117 is a junction, 0.1 m., with a path. Left on this path 300 yards to the Old Mill, a ruined stone structure, divided into four sections for various processes in the smelting of iron ore. It is all that remains of a large industry that flourished here from 1808 to about 1865, when the opening of the ^Pennsylvania field and improved methods of transportation ruined the local industry. Interest in this industry began in 1790 with the discovery of iron ore on Ore Hill (see below), one time considered one of the richest veins of iron in the country. Coal being unavailable, charcoal was used instead, and the remains of charcoal burners are to be found on neighboring hills. One is near the highway in Lisbon (see Tour 8, sec. c).
American-Guide-Series - New Hampshire: a Guide to the Granite State, p.408
The original furnace existed at least by 1805, being rebuilt by the New Hampshire Iron Factory Company a couple times. In 1840 hot blast was added, extending the height to 32 feet. It is the only surviving blast furnace left in New Hampshire.
Book: New Hampshire
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 408
Year Originally Published: 1938
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