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Lewisburg Furnace, One Indian River, Harrisville, Lewis County, NY
LocationOne Indian River,
Harrisville vicinity, NY
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER NY-189
Significance: The Lewisburg iron furnace is a representative example of a small-scale blast furnace, fueled by charcoal, used to produce iron ore prior to introduction of coal-fired furnaces in the U.S. in the mid-19th century. It was one of four charcoal iron works which were developed, with varying success, in those areas of Jefferson and Lewis Counties now contained within the Fort Drum Military Reservation. The Lewisburg furnace was first constructed in 1832, and is believed to have been rebuilt at least twice prior to its abandonment in 1881. The iron works were the focus of the village of Louisburg, renamed Sterlingbush in the 1850's and renamed yet again, as Lewisburg, in the 1870's. The furnace stack and portions of the wheel pit are the principal structural remains of the village today.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW FROM NORTH SIDE OF INDIAN RIVER, LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
2. WEST (HEARTH) ELEVATION, LOOKING EAST.
3. EAST (CHARGING) ELEVATION, LOOKING WEST.
4. SOUTH (TUYERE) ELEVATION, LOOKING NORTH.
5. NORTH (TUYERE) ELEVATION, WITH SOUTH WALL OF WHEEL PIT IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING SOUTH.
6. WHEEL PIT, LOOKING SOUTHEAST.
7. INTERIOR VIEW UP THE INSIDE OF THE FURNACE STACK.
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