Andover Furnace
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This historical marker is for Andover Furnace. It is located just North of the traffic light for County Route 517 in Andover.
Waymark Code: WMC4V2
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2011
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From the Andover Township website:
In 1760, Allen and Turner of Philadelphia built a blast furnace and forge on a branch of the Pequest River, in the present Andover Borough. It is not known when operations really began at this location. An inscribed date of 1761 on one of the buildings does not mean that a previous operation had not been there. Colonel John Hackett managed the operation, until his death in 1766.
Marker Name: Andover Furnace
Marker Type: Official NJ State
Marker text:
ANDOVER FURNACE
NAMED FOR ANDOVER, ENGLAND.
BEGUN IN 1760 BY ALLEN
AND TURNER. PIG IRON FROM
HERE MADE FINE STEEL
FOR CONTINENTAL ARMY.
Dedication Date: 01/01/1900
City: Andover Borough
County: Sussex
Group responsible for placement: State of New Jersey
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