The Restoration of the Furnace Group at Hopewell Village National Historic Site
Jones LH. 1981. The Restoration of the Furnace Group at Hopewell Village National Historic Site. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Hopewell Furnace showcases an early American industrial landscape from natural resource extraction to enlightened conservation. Operating from 1771-1883, Hopewell and other "iron plantations" laid the foundation for the transformation of the United States into an industrial giant. The park's 848 acres and historic structures illustrate the business, technology and lifestyle of our growing nation. This report, a senior thesis, concerns the restoration of the Furnace Group at Hopewell Village National Historic Site. The report details the history of the site, as well as assesses the restoration processes undertaken by the Park Service. The author concludes that the National Park service has provided at Hopewell Village a vivid and unique look into this country's past, and at one of its most important industrial components – the charcoal iron furnace.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Jones, Lawrence
- Date of Issue
- 1981-04-15
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- HOFU , NER
- Keywords
- industrialism, iron making