Exploring Long Pond Iron Works Est: 1766

500 German families immigrated here to start this iron works in the mountains of New Jersey. The 25 foot tall water wheels would operate giant bellows to stoke the furnaces and operate the hammers to make pig iron. It supplied iron to the Colonial Army and the Union forces during the civil war. It ceased operation around 1880.
 
Great pics.
Love that frozen water pic, and the bk7 :)
Thanks cor taking the time to share them all.
 
My thoughts exactly 91bravo 91bravo . The wife and I research the history of a location, study maps if available and generally educate ourselves as much as possible. Then we go exploring.
 
VERY cool. I love stuff like that.

I actually was only about 40 mins away. I was in Rockleigh NJ this weekend.
 
19-3ben said:
VERY cool. I love stuff like that.

I actually was only about 40 mins away. I was in Rockleigh NJ this weekend.
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It's about 2hrs from my homestead. But it was well worth the drive. Got to explore a historic site and spend quality time with the in -laws. And my wife got to take a few hundred pictures so she is quite happy
 
I used to live in Hamden, CT where we had Sleeping Giant State Park. I used to love exploring the old traprock quarry and some of the old structures that remain on the site. Ruins, like you see here, but just haunting and beautiful.
 
Tanker 1/66 said:
It's about 2hrs from my homestead. But it was well worth the drive. Got to explore a historic site and spend quality time with the in -laws. And my wife got to take a few hundred pictures so she is quite happy
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I love it. That's great.
 
Tanker 1/66 said:
Thanks for the heads up 19-3ben 19-3ben Gonna check that place out.
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If you ever do, drop me a line. I'm only about 40 mins away now, and love to visit the old stomping grounds every so often.

One of my favorite dog's ashes are buried on top of that mountain in her favorite spot. I still miss her terribly... A pic of her from her last trip to the top. Her hind legs already riddled with neuropathy, but with a little help, nothing was going to stop her. IMG_2116.jpg
 
19-3ben said:
If you ever do, drop me a line. I'm only about 40 mins away now, and love to visit the old stomping grounds every so often.

One of my favorite dog's ashes are buried on top of that mountain in her favorite spot. I still miss her terribly... A pic of her from her last trip to the top. Her hind legs already riddled with neuropathy, but with a little help, nothing was going to stop her. View attachment 834166
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Sorry to hear about your climbing partner.
 
19-3ben 19-3ben My better half will scope it out for a photo shoot. There is obviously things that need to be climbed there. Sooo Its a go for me for sure. I will let ya know. I think my B-I-L wants to climb some 4800 footer in Vermont come first thaw. Personally I'd like to check out Ft Ticonderoga
 
That’s so cool tanker. Love those old historic spots. Wish we had the history up here that you guys out east have. Thanks for sharing those!
 
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