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Lee Kellogg School 8th Grade Visit - 2007

The Friends of Beckley Furnace played host to a very well prepared group of 8th graders from one of the smallest public school in our area:  Lee Kellogg School, located in Falls Village.  This year they had their largest 8th grades in several years:  22 students.

Here are pictures from their visit to Beckley Furnace.  We look forward to welcoming Lee Kellogg back in future years!

Arriving at Beckley Furnace

Students arriving from the school bus that brought them

Ed Kirby begins his presentation

Ed Kirby introduces the students to the Beckley Furnace site

About the hearth

About the furnace...

Hearth and bosh

Examining the hearth, looking up into the bosh

Dick begins his presentation

Dick Paddock continues the presentation

Tuyere arch

How the air got into the furnace:  a tuyere arch

Skip used to charge furnace

One of the skips used to charge the furnace

Water power

Dick takes the group through "Water power 101"

Charcoal pit model

Examining the model charcoal pile (originally created by a Kellogg School student)

Examining raw materials

Examining the raw materials while part of the group hefts the pig

Charcoal making demo

The charcoal making demonstration

Back to the school bus

And, finally, back to the school bus!

Great kids!  We really enjoyed working with them.

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Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument

Site updated 01/09/2008

Beckley Iron Furnace, located on Lower Road in East Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, is Connecticut's designated Industrial Monument.

 

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