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| Landmarks in New Hampshire |
| Franconia Iron NH NO 2303 |
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| Franconia Iron NH NO 2302 |
| FRANCONIA IRON WORKS |
| Franconia Iron NH NO 2301 |
Franconia Iron
This old kettle is one of the few remaining articles produced from Franconia iron. Tradition has it that iron ore was discovered on Ore Hill,
in the nearby town of Sugar Hill, in the 1790's. By 1805, the New Hampshire Iron Factory Company called locally the Franconia Iron Works,
complete with blast furnace, forge and hammers, was established in the village of Franconia.
In the next 40 years, the plant would produce some 12 to 15 tons of iron a week, 26-26 weeks a year, manufacturing such items as stoves,
shovels, crowbars, andirons, chains and kettles. By the mid 1840's, with the supply of ore nearly exhausted the plant closed. It would open
again in 1859, only to close forever three years later. Today all that remains as a memento of this early enterprise is an old stack, built of
large granite stones.
The complete history of this kettle has been lost in the mist of time. It is thought to have once been the property of the Flume House, one of
the early hotels in Franconia Notch.
This kettle can be found on Route 93North at the Old Man of the Mountain Viewing Area
This old kettle is one of the few remaining articles produced from Franconia iron. Tradition has it that iron ore was discovered on Ore Hill,
in the nearby town of Sugar Hill, in the 1790's. By 1805, the New Hampshire Iron Factory Company called locally the Franconia Iron Works,
complete with blast furnace, forge and hammers, was established in the village of Franconia.
In the next 40 years, the plant would produce some 12 to 15 tons of iron a week, 26-26 weeks a year, manufacturing such items as stoves,
shovels, crowbars, andirons, chains and kettles. By the mid 1840's, with the supply of ore nearly exhausted the plant closed. It would open
again in 1859, only to close forever three years later. Today all that remains as a memento of this early enterprise is an old stack, built of
large granite stones.
The complete history of this kettle has been lost in the mist of time. It is thought to have once been the property of the Flume House, one of
the early hotels in Franconia Notch.
This kettle can be found on Route 93North at the Old Man of the Mountain Viewing Area
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| Franconia Iron NH NO 2303 |