Long Pond Ironworks, Winston Mine, Patterson Mine
Long Pond Ironworks State Park, Passaic County, NJ
20 January 2006
 "Zhanna and deep mine") |
...Zhanna peeks into one of the two deep shafts of the Winston Mine complex. |
...Rich carefully approaches the same mine shaft. |
 "Rich at Winston Mine") |
 "Zhanna stands over water-filled mine") |
...Zhanna hangs on tight above the second deep shaft of the Winston Mine. This one was filled with water. |
...The remains of the old steam-powered sawmill was just one of the interesting archaeological "discoveries" we made while hiking along the Sterling Ridge trail toward the furnaces at Long Pond Ironworks. |
 "Zhanna and sawmill foundation") |
 "Survey disk") |
...New Jersey Division of Parks & Forestry survey disk. |
...With Rich's encouragement ("OK ... into the cart you go!!!"), Zhanna breaks the rules and plays around in this cart. |
 "Zhanna and ore cart") |
 "Rich and iron piece") |
...Not far from the "orc heart," Rich finds a glob of poured iron. |
...These furnaces at Long Pond Ironworks were constructed in the mid-1800s. They were used to produce iron for the Union Army's gun barrels during the Civil War.Also see Old Iron Furnaces terracache ... |
 "Zhanna and iron furnaces") |
 "Zhanna sitting on iron ore") |
...Zhanna finds a comfy seat on a chunk of iron ore. |
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