New Jersey Pinelands 

Created by Susan Ditmire  

To get an experience of life in a 19th Century bog iron producing community,
 visit  The Historic Village at Allaire 

Bog Iron Production Sites (a short List)

• Batsto (Burl

• Weymouth Iron Works (near Mays Landing)

• Atsion (Atlantic County)

• Batsto (Burlington County)

• Walker Forge (Atlantic County)

• Gloucester Furnace (Egg Harbor City)

• Hampton Furnace (Burlington County)

• Martha Furnace (Burlington County)

• Hanover Iron Furnace (Burlington County)

• The Howell Works (Allaire, Monmouth County)

According to The Cast Iron Soil Pipe History, the first manufacturer of cast iron pipe in the United States was at Weymouth NJ -

That would have been at Weymouth Furnace, which is part of the Atlantic County Park System.

The New Jersey Pinelands Commission Presents

EARLY SETTLERS MADE IRON HERE

IRON FURNACES

Fun and educational:

Play the Blast Furnace Animation! BBC Blast Fn Animation.

In the mountains of Northern NJ:

Iron Works in Wanaque

The Iron Industry in Ringwood - NJ

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