HISTORIC IRONMAKING (IRONMASTERS) CONFERENCE

The beautiful Lautenberg Visitor Center overlooks Sterling Lake and contains several wonderful exhibits relating to the history of iron mining and manufacturing in Sterling Forest along with an introductory movie that describes the region and its resources.

REGISTRATION:
The conference is FREE and open to the public, but advance registration is required as seating is limited.

PROGRAM: Saturday

1. Trenton Iron Company & 19th Century Industrialization, Susan Deeks
2. Researching the Iron Industry 1700-1900, Carol Siri Johnson
3. Maritime Affairs in the Highlands Iron Industry
4. Forging Ahead” The Iron Industry of the Confederacy, Michael Lynch
5. Mastering Iron at the West Point Foundry
6. The Role of the National Register of Historical Places in Preserving Cultural Resources at Starling Forest
7. Charcoal Bottoms & Colliers’ Huts: What Remains? Nancy Gibbs
8. Buying it and Building it: The Development of the Wawayanda Ironworks
9. Remains of the Sterling Mountain Railway
10. Thomas Edison’s Method of Concentrating Low Grade Magnetite, Rodney Johnston

WALKING TOURS:
Friday, October 14, 2005 at 2:00 PM to iron sites in Sterling Forest State Park
Sunday, October 16, 2005 at 10:00 AM at long Pond Ironworks

BOOKROOM:
Books on iron-related topics will be available for sale Saturday