Haven't been here in a long time. Nice to see it's been preserved. I used to bring kids here in the mid 90's, no fence or preservation then. It was still packed with the remains of its last blast. Kids would crawl inside and explore. Great memories, thanks.
Oxford is in pretty remote part of the state and I only found out about it because of the railroads and tunnel that were located there. When I was researching Oxford's tunnel I read about the furnace and decided to visit it as well. Next time I am in the southern part of the state I will make it a point to visit Batsto.
By the slack of rust on the “steel” I would say it is not steel but Wrought Iron. Real wrought iron not the steel that is worked decoratively that today is called wrought iron. It could also be cast iron, not sure. When furnace was first built steel had not been invented yet. Wrought iron is very rust resistant . No where in the world is Wrought Iron still made. A company in the UK sells it by reclaiming and reprocessing old buildings and equipment. I Think the Williamsburg blacksmith shop may make small batches for the museum ?
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Haven't been here in a long time. Nice to see it's been preserved. I used to bring kids here in the mid 90's, no fence or preservation then. It was still packed with the remains of its last blast. Kids would crawl inside and explore. Great memories, thanks.
Yes, it was good to see it was in such good condition. Oxford is a very interesting town with a lot of history to it.
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I never heard of this place, I visited Batsto NJ Furnace in elementary school using the peat iron ore in the pine barrens.
Oxford is in pretty remote part of the state and I only found out about it because of the railroads and tunnel that were located there. When I was researching Oxford's tunnel I read about the furnace and decided to visit it as well. Next time I am in the southern part of the state I will make it a point to visit Batsto.
Co-founded by Jonathan Robeson (not Joseph)...he is my ancestor.
That was a mistake on my part, thank-you for pointing it out.
By the slack of rust on the “steel” I would say it is not steel but Wrought Iron. Real wrought iron not the steel that is worked decoratively that today is called wrought iron.
It could also be cast iron, not sure.
When furnace was first built steel had not been invented yet.
Wrought iron is very rust resistant .
No where in the world is Wrought Iron still made. A company in the UK sells it by reclaiming and reprocessing old buildings and equipment.
I Think the Williamsburg blacksmith shop may make small batches for the museum ?