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==Forge Statements== | ==Forge Statements== | ||
In an 1850 survey of the iron production in Eastern Pennsylvania, two forges were listed as being operational in Carbon County<ref>Convention of Iron Masters 1850, 135</ref>. | In an 1850 survey of the iron production in Eastern Pennsylvania, two forges were listed as being operational in Carbon County<ref>Convention of Iron Masters 1850, 135</ref>. | ||
In 1866 it was reported that the "Pennsville" Forge had four forge fires (though only one was in use), two hammers driven by water and in 1855, the forge made eighteen tons of blooms and twenty-seven tons of bars<ref>Lesley 1866, 172</ref>. | In 1866 it was reported that the "Pennsville" Forge had four forge fires (though only one was in use), two hammers driven by water and in 1855, the forge made eighteen tons of blooms and twenty-seven tons of bars<ref>Lesley 1866, 172</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 2 June 2020
The forge was established by Stephen Balliet (1781-1854) and Samuel Helffrich in 1828[1]. The land for the forge was purchased in Pennsville[2]. After Helffrich's death in 1830, Balliet purchased his share in 1832, bringing his land total to around seven hundred acres[3].
Samuel Lewis 1805-1897 was the manager of the forge and the Lehigh Furnace from 1828 to 1832[4].
Forge Statements
In an 1850 survey of the iron production in Eastern Pennsylvania, two forges were listed as being operational in Carbon County[5].
In 1866 it was reported that the "Pennsville" Forge had four forge fires (though only one was in use), two hammers driven by water and in 1855, the forge made eighteen tons of blooms and twenty-seven tons of bars[6].
Notes
Reference List
- Convention of Iron Masters. 1850. Documents Relating to the Manufacture of Iron in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: General Committee. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000958393.
- Lesley, Peter. 1866. The Iron Manufacturer’s Guide to the Furnaces, Forges and Rolling Mills of the United States; with Discussions of Iron, Etc. New York,: John Wiley. [1].
- Mathews, Alfred, and Austin N. Hungerford. 1884. History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards.
- The Allentown Leader. 1897. The End Has Come. Samuel Lewis, Pioneer Iron Master, Passes Away, July 31, 1897.