200311![gctu!qh!Uqqv!cpf!Uygcv Years of Soot and Sweat TheVjg! JHistorykuvqt{! candpf! CArcheologytejgqnqi{! qofh! XVermont'sgtoqpvu Iron,Ktqp-!Ejcteqcn-!cpf!Nkog!Kpfwuvtkgu Charcoal, and Lime Industries AddendumCffgpfwo!C!.!Wrfcvg!vq!vjg!2;;3!Gfkvkqp A - Update to the 1992 Edition 20073118 VictorXkevqt!T/!Tqncpfq R. Rolando CopyrightEqr{tkijv!«!2;;3-!3118!d{!Xkevqt!T/!Tqncpfq © 1992, 2007 by Victor R. Rolando Vjg!ytkvgt0cwvjqt!itcpvu!rgtokuukqp!vq!cnn!qypgtu-!jqnfgtu-!cpf!tgcfgtu0tgugctejgtu!vq!vtcpuetkdg-!swqvg-The writer/author grants permission to all owners, holders, and readers/researchers to transcribe, quote, orqt!eqr{!d{!cp{!ogcpu-!cp{!ocvgtkcnu!kp!vjku!Cffgpfwo!qp!vjg!urgekhke!eqpfkvkqp!vjcv!hwnn!etgfkv!ku!ikxgp copy by any means, any materials in this Addendum on the specific condition that full credit is given hqt!vjg!uqwteg-!kpenwfkpi!fqewogpvu!qt!uqwtegu!tghgtgpegf!cpf0qt!ekvgf!jgtgkp/!for the source, including documents or sources referenced and/or cited herein. NOTICEPQVKEG AbandonedCdcpfqpgf!uvqpg!uvtwevwtgu!ctg!igpgtcnn{!wpuvcdng!cpf!ecp!eqnncrug!ykvjqwv!yctpkpi-!ecwukpi!ugtkqwu stone structures are generally unstable and can collapse without warning, causing serious injurykplwt{!cpf0qt!fgcvj/!Vjku!ku!pqv!c!iwkfg!dqqm-!cpf!pqvjkpi!kp!vjku!Cffgpfwo!ku!eqpuvtwgf!vq!kphgt and/or death. This is not a guide book, and nothing in this Addendum is construed to infer permissionrgtokuukqp!vq!vtgurcuu/!Vjg!cwvjqt-!vjg!Xgtoqpv!Ctejcgqnqikecn!Uqekgv{-!cpf!rtqrgtv{!qypgtu!ctg!pqv to trespass. The author, the Vermont Archaeological Society, and property owners are not responsibletgurqpukdng!hqt!kplwtkgu-!rj{ukecn!qt!ekxkn-!vq!vjqug!yjq!vtgurcuu/ for injuries, physical or civil, to those who trespass. AddressCfftguu!cnn!kpswktkgu!vq!vjg!ytkvgt!e0q!Vjg!Xgtoqpv!Ctejcgqnqikecn!Uqekgv{-!R/Q/!Dqz!774-!Dwtnkpivqp- all inquiries to the writer c/o The Vermont Archaeological Society, P.O. Box 663, Burlington, Vermont,Xgtoqpv-!16513.1774/ 05402-0663. AddendumCffgpfwo!C!ku!rtqfwegf!cpf!rwdnkujgf!d{!vjg!Ytkvgt!cpf!Vjg!Xgtoqpv!Ctejcgqnqikecn!Uqekgv{/!Kpe/ A is produced and published by the Writer and The Vermont Archaeological Society. Inc. 311![gctu!qh!Uqqv!cpf!Uygcv200 Years of Soot and Sweat AddendumCffgpfwo!C A FigureHkiwtg!C.2/! A-1. Vjg!Itggp!Oqwpvckp!Ktqp!Eqorcp{!dncuv!hwtpceg!cv!Hqtguvfcng!vjg!hcnn!qh!3116/!Xkgy!ku!htqo!vjgThe Green Mountain Iron Company blast furnace at Forestdale the fall of 2005. View is from the northeast.pqtvjgcuv/!Lwuv!vgp!{gctu!chvgt!kvu!uvcdknk|cvkqp!yqtm!vjg!uwoogt!qh!2;;6!)ugg!rcig!C.42*-!vjg!ec2934!uvcem!ku Just ten years after its stabilization work the summer of 1995 (see page A-31), the cal 823 stack is holdingjqnfkpi!wr!ygnn/!Eqorctg!ykvj!vjg!Htqpv!Eqxgt!qh!vjg!qtkikpcn!2;;3!gfkvkqp!ujqykpi!vjg!yqtm!ctej!hwnn{ up well. Compare with the Front Cover of the original 1992 edition showing the work arch fully collapsed.eqnncrugf/!Vjcv!ctej!vqfc{!uvcpfu!hkto!cpf!vkijv!gzegrv!hqt!c!hgy!4.!vq!5.kpej.nqpi!uvcncevkvgu!vjcv!jcpi!htqo!vjg That arch today stands firm and tight except for a few 3- to 4-inch-long stalactites that hang from the ceilingegknkpi!qh!vjku!cpf!qvjgt!ctejyc{u-!dgvtc{kpi!ycvgt!uggrcig!kpvq!vjg!uvtwevwtg/!Cp!ktqp!icvg!hwnn{!iwctfu!vjg!yqtm of this and other archways, betraying water seepage into the structure. An iron gate fully guards the work ctej!htqo!wpcwvjqtk|gf!gzrnqtcvkqp/!Pcvwtg!ku!unqyn{!vcmkpi!dcem!vjg!itqwpfu=!kp!uwoogt-!oquv!qh!vjg!uvcem!kuarch from unauthorized exploration. Nature is slowly taking back the grounds; in summer, most of the stack is hiddenjkffgp!d{!tgpgygf!vtgg!itqyvj/ by renewed tree growth. !Tqncpfq!rjqvq=!Pqxgodgt!3116/Rolando photo; November 2005. A-2C.3 311![gctu!qh!Uqqv!cpf!Uygcv200 Years of Soot and Sweat AddendumCffgpfwo!C A ContentsEqpvgpvu PageRcig ApresCrtêu! "200311![gctu!qh!Uqqv!cpf!Uygcv Years of Soot and Sweat" ! A-5C.6 Kpvtqfwevkqp!vq!Cffgpfwo!CIntroduction to Addendum A A-7C.8 AcknowledgmentsCempqyngfiogpvu A-8C.9 CorrectionEqttgevkqp!qh!Gttqtu!kp!vjg!Qtkikpcn!2;;3!Dqqm of Errors in the Original 1992 Book A-9C.; Ukvgu!cffgf-!wrfcvgf-!qt!tg.kfgpvkhkgf!kp!vjku!CffgpfwoSites added, updated, or re-identified in this Addendum A-9C.; Ugevkqp!C!.!KtqpyqtmuSection A - Ironworks A-14C.25 AddisonCffkuqp!Eqwpv{ County A-14C.25 BenningtonDgppkpivqp!Eqwpv{ County A-17C.28 RutlandTwvncpf!Eqwpv{ County A-31C.42 Ugevkqp!D!.!Ejcteqcn!MknpuSection B - Charcoal Kilns A-36C.47 BenningtonDgppkpivqp!Eqwpv{ County A-36C.47 CaledoniaEcngfqpkc!Eqwpv{ County A-38C.49 ChittendenEjkvvgpfgp!Eqwpv{ County A-38C.49 RutlandTwvncpf!Eqwpv{ County A-39C.4; WashingtonYcujkpivqp!Eqwpv{ County A-45C.56 Ugevkqp!E!.!Nkog!MknpuSection C - Lime Kilns A-46C.57 AddisonCffkuqp!Eqwpv{ County A-46C.57 ChittendenEjkvvgpfgp!Eqwpv{ County A-49C.5; FranklinHtcpmnkp!Eqwpv{ County A-50C.61 GrandItcpf!Kung!Eqwpv{ Isle County A-51C.62 LamoilleNcoqknng!Eqwpv{ County A-51C.62 OrangeQtcpig!Eqwpv{ County A-51C.62 RutlandTwvncpf!Eqwpv{ County A-52C.63 WashingtonYcujkpivqp!Eqwpv{ County A-56C.67 WindhamYkpfjco!Eqwpv{ County A-56C.67 WindsorYkpfuqt!Eqwpv{ County A-65C.76 Ugevkqp!F!.!Incuu!YqtmuSection D - Glass Works A-68C.79 AddisonCffkuqp!Eqwpv{ County A-68C.79 BenningtonDgppkpivqp!Eqwpv{ County A-70C.81 ChittendenEjkvvgpfgp!Eqwpv{ County A-71C.82 RutlandTwvncpf!Eqwpv{ County A-72C.83 WindhamYkpfjco!Eqwpv{ County A-72C.83 ReferencesTghgtgpegu!Ekvgf Cited A-72C.83 Ukvg!Kpfgz!)kpenwfgf!kp!Vcdng!C.3-!rcig/!C.22*Site Index (included in Table A-2, page. A-11) VcdngTable Title Vkvng PageRcig A-1C.2 Errors, Gttqtu-!eqttgevkqpu-!cpf!okpqt!ejcpigu!vq!vjg!2;;3!gfkvkqp corrections, and minor changes to the 1992 edition A-9C.; A-2C.3 Ukvgu!cffgf-!wrfcvgf-!tg.kfgpvkhkgf-!rnwu!rcig!kpfgz/Sites added, updated, re-identified, plus page index. A-11C.22 A-3C.4 311![gctu!qh!Uqqv!cpf!Uygcv200 Years of Soot and Sweat AddendumCffgpfwo!C A ContentsEqpvgpvu!)eqpvkpwgf* (continued) FigureHkiwtg Subject Uwdlgev PageRcig A-1C.2! Forestdale Hqtguvfcng!Ktqpyqtmu!dncuv!hwtpceg-!Pqxgodgt!3116 Ironworks blast furnace, November 2005 A-2C.3 A-2C.3 Undated Wpfcvgf!)gctn{!2981uA*!rjqvq!qh!vjg!Dgppkpivqp!Ktqp!Yqtmu (early 1870s?) photo of the Bennington Iron Works A-18C.29 A-3C.4 West Yguv!)2933*!uvcem!qh!vjg!Dgppkpivqp!Ktqp!Yqtmu!cv!Hwtpceg!Itqxg!chvgt!eqnncrug!gxgpv (1822) stack of the Bennington Iron Works at Furnace Grove after collapse event A-19C.2; A-4C.5 Ugv!qh!xgtvkecn!ktqp!dkpfgtu!kp.ukvw!coqpi!vjg!eqnncrugf!ocuqpt{!qh!vjg!yguv!uvcemSet of vertical iron binders in-situ among the collapsed masonry of the west stack A-19C.2; A-5C.6 Map Ocr!qh!Dwtfgp!'!Uqpu!qrgtcvkqpu!kp!uqwvjyguvgtp!Xgtoqpv of Burden & Sons operations in southwestern Vermont A-20C.31 A-6C.7 Map Ocr!qh!qxgtcnn!Dwtfgp!'!Uqpu!ktqp!okpkpi!ctgc!kp!yguvgtp!Dgppkpivqp of overall Burden & Sons iron mining area in western Bennington A-22C.33 A-7C.8 Vtgpej!fgrtguukqp!cv!Dwtfgp!ktqp!okpkpi!ctgcTrench depression at Burden iron mining area A-24C.35 A-8C.9 Large Nctig!ktqp!qtg!rkv!cv!Dwtfgp!ktqp!okpkpi!ctgc iron ore pit at Burden iron mining area A-24C.35 A-9C.; Unidentified Wpkfgpvkhkgf!uvqpg!uvtwevwtg!vjcv!hqtogtn{!uvqqf!cnqpi!Qtg!Dgf!Tqcf stone structure that formerly stood along Ore Bed Road A-25C.36 A-10C.21 Burden Dwtfgp!'!Uqpu!Ktqp!Qtg!Ycujkpi!Oknn!cv!Jkpufknnxknng!rgt!2;79!Dggtu!ocr & Sons Iron Ore Washing Mill at Hinsdillville per 1968 Beers map A-26C.37 A-11C.22 Furnace Hwtpceg!itqwpfu!cv!Ujchvudwt{-!Lwn{!5-!2;19 grounds at Shaftsbury, July 4, 1908 A-28C.39 A-12C.23 RichmondTkejoqp fIron!Ktq pWorks!Yqtm uat!c Cheshire,v!Ejgujktg -Mass.,!Ocuu/ -similar!ukoknct !tovq !Burden'sDwtfgpu !worksyqtmu !atcv !ShaftsburyUjchvudwt{ A-29C.3; A-13C.24 Condition Eqpfkvkqp!qh!Hqtguvfcng!hwtpceg!qp!Octej!27-!2;;6 of Forestdale furnace on March 16, 1995 A-32C.43 A-14C.25 Start Uvctv!qh!uvcdknk|cvkqp!yqtm!cv!Hqtguvfcng!hwtpceg!qp!Lwn{!37-!2;;6 of stabilization work at Forestdale furnace on July 26, 1995 A-32C.43 A-15C.26 Work Yqtm!ctej!engctgf!qh!dtgcmfqyp-!Cwiwuv!9-!2;;6 arch cleared of breakdown, August 8, 1995 A-32C.43 A-16C.27 Day Fc{!dghqtg!hkpcn!eqorngvkqp!qh!yqtm-!Ugrvgodgt!23-!2;;6 before final completion of work, September 12, 1995 A-32C.43 A-17C.28 Conjectured Eqplgevwtgf!xkgy!qh!Hqtguvfcng!hwtpceg!yqtmu view of Forestdale furnace works A-34C.45 A-18C.29 Carrying Ectt{kpi!tguewgf!ejcteqcn!mknp!vqr!nqcfkpi!fqqt!kpvq!WU!Hqtguv!Ugtxkeg!uvqtcig!ujgf rescued charcoal kiln top loading door into US Forest Service storage shed A-36C.47 A-19C.2; I. 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K/!P/!Jcnn!ejcteqcn!mknpu!cnqpi!O'Y!TT!kp!Itqvqp!kp!2;31 Hall charcoal kilns along M&W RR in Groton in 1920 A-39C.4; A-20C.31 ExcavatingGzecxcvkp icharcoal!ejcteqc kilnn!mkn pat!c vOld!Qnf Job!Lqd during!fwtkpi !20053116 !"RelicsTgnkeu !andcpf !Ruins"Twkpu A-40C.51 A-21C.32 Disposition Fkurqukvkqp!qh!vyq!rcktu!qh!ctejgqnqi{!rkvu!cv!Qnf!Lqd!gzecxcvkqp of two pairs of archeology pits at Old Job excavation A-40C.51 A-22C.33 Excavation Gzecxcvkqp!qh!rkv!P2Y3!cv!Qnf!Lqd!gzecxcvkqp!kp!3116 of pit N1W2 at Old Job excavation in 2005 A-41C.52 A-23C.34 Excavation Gzecxcvkqp!qh!rkv!P2Y4!cv!Qnf!Lqd!gzecxcvkqp!kp!3116 of pit N1W3 at Old Job excavation in 2005 A-41C.52 A-24C.35 SilasUknc Griffith'su!Itkhhkvj officeu!qhhke andg!cp fcharcoal!ejcteqc nkilns!mknp uat!c vDanby!Fcpd{ !StationUvcvkqp !inkp !1880s2991u A-42C.53 A-25C.36 Road Tqcf!wr!Dki!Dtcpej!vq!Itkhhkvj!kp!2991u up Big Branch to Griffith in 1880s A-42C.53 A-26C.37 Charcoal Ejcteqcn!mknpu!cv!Itkhhkvj!xknncig!kp!2991u kilns at Griffith village in 1880s A-43C.54 A-27C.38 Sawmill Ucyoknn!cv!Itkhhkvj!xknncig!kp!2991u at Griffith village in 1880s A-43C.54 A-28C.39 Unknown Wpmpqyp!ejcteqcn!mknp!ukvg charcoal kiln site A-44C.55 A-29C.3; Marsh Octuj!Hcto!nkog!mknp!kp!Jcpeqem Farm lime kiln in Hancock A-46C.57 A-30C.41 Bristol Dtkuvqn!nkog!mknp!cdqwv!2;11 lime kiln about 1900 A-48C.59 A-31C.42 Brandon Dtcpfqp!Nkog!Eq/!2972!mknpu!cv!Ngkeguvgt Lime Co.