tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24863457.post1826127296770724995..comments2024-03-23T14:17:37.033-04:00Comments on Hammered Out Bits: North Erie Shore - Bog Iron?the Wareham Forgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14584324650436543045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24863457.post-3289873768279341202019-03-26T09:37:15.247-04:002019-03-26T09:37:15.247-04:00Hello Wareham forge: i know this is quite an old p...Hello Wareham forge: i know this is quite an old post, but the "historical plaque at Normandale reads <br />"One of Canada's most important industrial enterprises,the Normandale ironworks and it's blast furnace played a significant role in the early economic development of the province. Built in 1816-1817 by John Mason and enlarged in 1821-1822 by Joseph Van Norman, Hiram Capon and George Tillson, it produced the famous Van Norman cooking stove, as well as iron kettles, pots and pans, and agricultural implements. Up to 200 men were employed prior to the closure of the blast furnace in 1847, following the exhaustion of the LOCAL bog ore deposits". <br />That's 31 years of bog iron...! I know amateur geologists who still know where & what to look for (gas drillers).<br />dfking@live.comDFKINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069655818811300200noreply@blogger.com