Exploring the Berkshire Hills: A Guide to Geology and Early Industry in the Housatonic Watershed
- ISBN-10
- 0961652047
- ISBN-13
- 9780961652043
- Category
- Berkshire Hills (Mass.)
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-03
- Publisher
- Earth View (MA)
- Author
- Ed Kirby
Description
Dr. Lemuel Wheeler purchased the land from Levi Allen in 1778 and built a crude log dam where you are standing . Using the increased water volume , Abner Woodin of Salisbury constructed a bloomery forge around 1781 and began to produce ...
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