Lost Towns of the Pine Barrens

Exploring the History and Mystery of the New Jersey Pines

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Entries from April 2008

Making Iron in the Pines, Part three

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Part three in the series on iron making.

As the mixture of bog ore, charcoal and flux was heated, the flux would float the impurities to the top where they would be raked off. If you visit some of the lost towns like Atsion and take a walk in the woods you can still see some […]

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