Abandoned Railcars: (Satellite)
Museum Railcars: (Satellite, I found this while looking for the abandoned railcars)
- in 1802, Dan and James Eaton built the first iron blast furnace west of the Allegheny Mountains [I believe that "first in Ohio" on the historical marker shown below is correct.]
- Hopewell Furnace produced 2 tons of iron per day used primarily for the settlers
- Dan and James Eaton operated this furnace until 1808
- ruins can still be seen today, but are quickly falling victim to nature and vandals
I see what they mean about "falling victim to nature."
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| ilovethe1950s, Jul 2017 |
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| ilovethe1950s, Jul 2017 |
OldIndustry provides some later dates. Per "The Iron Manufacturer's Guide to the Furnaces, Forges, and Rolling Mills of the United States with Discussions of Iron by Lesley, J.P., Secretary of the American Iron Association & published by the same, © 1859", the charcoal furnaces was 30' high with a 7' bosh.
Is this the same Hopewell because this gives a date of 1771.
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| Metrotrails posted The cast house in Charcoal demonstration area at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site along the Horse-Shoe Trail, Berks County PA. The Ironworks was established in 1771 by ironmaster Mark Bird, son of prominent Pennsylvania iron maker William Bird. War, floods, and fire were the misfortunes that led to Bird's sale of the site in 1786. In debt, he fled to North Carolina. The site passed through other hands, and despite being srmecond largest of 14 Pennsylvania furnaces, it struggled to turn a profit until being purchased by Daniel Buckley and his brothers in law, Matthew and Thomas Brooke. The Ironworks remained in the family for the next 83 years. The site was most successful during the period between 1820 and 1840, with a brief success also during the Civil War. The property was purchased from the family in 1935, and was designated a National Historic Site, one of the earliest cultural units of the National Park System. |
I have come across Hopewell Furnace before, but I was unable to find its location. This post is what got me studying Struthers, OH, and led to the discovery of the location of the furnace.
Four of eighteen photos posted by Jim Altier with the comment: "Steel Making Train cars in Struthers, Ohio."
[The "pot" is a slag car and the "submarine" is a bottle car.]
Brian Bazan shared
Dennis DeBruler
I found this railcar museum just 3 miles away in Youngstown while looking for the abandoned cars.
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| d Roger Morris: I knew Ford made steel at their Rouge plant, but I did not realize they made castings as well. Charles Fannin: Roger Morris The company's have their own name cast in old style trucks. Like the Detroit&Mackinac railroad passenger car in Henry Ford Museum. Usually Not done in house but buy manufacturing company purchased from. |
Pennsy Depot
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| Verine Blanca posted Railroad Depot, Struthers, Ohio Pamele Moskie shared |
Struthers was a continuation of the "steel valley" that included Youngstown and Campbell. Since the photo implies that the depot was next to a road crossing and since the only road crossing is Bridge Street, it should be the rectangle south of the mainline and west of the street. We can see a brown contour line representing the embankment we see behind the depot.
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| 1951/53 Youngstown and Campbell Quads @ 24,000 |
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| Apr 27, 1950 @ 19,200; AR1KM0000010180 |
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