Hopewell Furnace, Pennsylnavia
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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In colonial and pioneer days, mineral resources were where you found them, even if they were of marginal quality. Iron ore was mined in this area and refined into iron here. |
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Suppose there was a forge at Valley Forge? There was. |
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Created 22 June 2007, Last Update 04 June 2020