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Locally Grown History

Photo Album -- 2009:

Here are some photos taken at Beckley Furnace in 2009.  No great educational point here; just pictures.  Click on any of them to see a larger image -- and ENJOY!

Beckley Furnace

Beckley Furnace -- viewed from the lower parking area

To the slag piles

How to get to the slag piles?  Cross the bridge and turn right.

Fishing in the Blackberry River

We don't just attract historians -- also fishermen!

Blackberry River coming over the Beckley Dam

Blackberry River coming over the Beckley Dam

That's water over the dam

The top of the dam at Beckley Furnace

Office building -- new back door

The "back door" of the administration/office building, reflecting some recent improvements

Erin -- seen in the office building

One of our docents, seen in the office building

Richardson kettle

The Richardson kettle, planted with petunias for the summer

Office building, as seen from the dam

The office building, as seen from the dam

Another view of the dam

The dam -- another view

Enjoying the Blackberry River

People at Beckley Furnace

North Canaan Recreation Program visit

North Canaan Recreation Commission's Summer program kids visited Beckley on July 8

 

Retaining wall at Beckley

A portion of the retaining wall

Retaining wall at Beckley

More of the retaining wall

Retaining wall at Beckley

Still more retaining wall

(also the background of this page)

Retaining wall at Beckley

And more...

Retaining wall at Beckley

...and still more

Blackberry River

The Blackberry River

Up to the Barnum and Richardson Study Center

From the second turbine up to the office building

The breached second dam at Beckley Furnace

A view of the breached second dam, from the bridge

Water coming over the dam

Water coming over the dam

Water coming over the dam

More water coming over the dam

Water coming over the dam

Still more water coming over the dam

Supports for a tank

Supports for some vanished tank

Return pipe vent

Return pipe vent, atop the Beckley stack

Hat rack

Hat rack, in the office

   

 

Come back and see more pictures soon!


Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument

Site updated 06/12/2010

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

 

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