Arden, NY: 1854 Clove & 1806 Southfield Blast Furnaces and Erie Depot

Clove Furnace: (Satellite)

Southfield Furnace: (Satellite)

Depot: (Satellite)

Old Blast Furnaces Overview

Clove Blast Furnace

The furnace is the stone tower behind the building. I think the building was the cast house. It is rare to see a preserved cast house.

Street View, Oct 2016

This provides a better view of the cast house and furnace.

DPL, Aug 2019

This is the other side of  the furnace.

HudsonRiverValley
"One of many blast furnaces in this iron ore-rich region, Clove Furnace opened in 1854, producing some 5,000 tons of iron by the following year—and 101,000 tons in the decade between 1871 and 1881. Iron produced here was used for the manufacture of stoves and other hardware. The furnace was shut down in 1885 and now serves as headquarters of the Orange County Historical Society. The restored stack, spillway, and other buildings provide a rare glimpse into an important 19th century industry in the Hudson River Valley, while the adjacent museum explains the iron-making process and offers displays about other aspects of Orange County history. Hiking trails in Harriman State Park pass many of the mines that supplied this and other furnaces."

The audio didn't work for me. That is unfortunate because Linda normally provides an informative narrative.

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Southfield Furnace and Iron Works

Yurii Chinenov, Jan 2023

Google's AI summary: "The Southfield Furnace and Iron Works, located in Tuxedo (Southfields), New York, was a charcoal-fired blast furnace built by Peter Townsend II in 1806." I could not find a reference for the 1806 date.

Ann Marie Sutherland posted
A View Of The Ruins Of The Old Southfield Furnace, Monroe, New York NY 1907

Julie Journeys posted
Went to go check out the ruins of Southfield Furnace and Iron Works and discovered a gorgeous waterfall!

Erie Depot

Street View, Oct 2016

Kevin Wong, Mar 2023