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Beckley Iron Furnace photos -- East Canaan CT

Some photos of Beckley Furnace in 2003

Here are a few views of the Beckley Furnace complex taken on July 5, 2003 -- the first day that the old plant offices were open to visitors -- and on July 25 of the same year.  Please click on any of the pictures to see it full-sized.

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Beckley Furnace from the front

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View from the bridge leading to the slag heaps

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Seen from across the Blackberry River

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Viewed from further upriver

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Restored hearth of the furnace

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Pipes to blow heated air into the furnace (see next photo for explanation)

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Everything you ever wanted to know about a Tuyere Arch

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A view up the stack!

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Turbine mechanism used to start the process of converting water power to heated air blown into the furnace

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The dam -- great water volume in these pictures due to our wet spring and recent rainfall

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Some kids who were visiting Beckley that day.

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View from the top of the dam

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Previous family group, seen from the top of the dam

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In the office: an actual Tuyere tip -- used to blow hot air into the furnace (pigs of iron in front)

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In the office:  doorway detail.  Not elaborate, but nice for the paymaster's office of a blast furnace!

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In the office:  the original Paymaster's window

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Current exhibit -- Iron industry art by Walter Michaels

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Current exhibit:  Charcoal burning

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Current exhibit:  water wheel driving blower (preceded turbine)

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A "Salamander" -- formed when the molten iron solidifies INSIDE the furnace.  In this business, a salamander is a REAL problem!

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Cutaway view of a slag heap across the Blackberry River

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Some "Beckley slag"

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Abandoned machinery near the slag heap

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More abandoned machinery

Friends of Beckley Furnace, Inc. to go to the Friends of Beckley Furnace website

Historic Iron Industry page to return to Between the Lakes Group's Iron Industry page

Scarp Book of North Canaan to go to our Canaan page

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Between the Lakes Group is located at 372 Between the Lakes Road, in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.  More specifically, we're in Taconic -- a hamlet  in the Twin Lakes area of the Town of Salisbury.  Questions about us or about our products?  Go to our Frequently Asked Questions page.  

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