Excerpt from Archeological Investigations of the Ironmaster's House, Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania A few small sherds of pearlware and glass were recovered along the base of the east and center walls of the cellar but these were found in areas of rodent disturbance. It was not possible to date the installation of the mortar floor by association. With the nondiagnostic window glass fragments found on its surface, and mortar analyses of a floor sample were inconclusive. The interpretation of the mortar surface as an historic floor derives from the fact that it is not a modern composition cement, and the observation that it is the earliest cultural level in the cellar, resting on sterile sandstone bedrock. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Describes an ironmaking community in 18th and 19th century America. An overview of the young iron making industry is presented in part one. Part two recounts the history of the workers and ironmaking operation. Part three is a guide to the main points of interest at the Hopewell furnace.