Stop 2 - Historic Road

Transcript

Transcript

Hopewell was built near the intersection of north/south Valley Forge-Reading Road built in 1757. Over this road, wagons carried supplies and raw materials necessary to sustain the furnace operation and furnace products were also shipped to market. After 1825, wagons traveled approximately five miles north to and from Birdsboro to the Schuylkill Canal and, later, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. When these roads became impassable, furnace employees often used slag (a waste product from making iron) to repair them.

Description

Discover the importance of the historic road that runs through Hopewell Furnace with Ranger Lange.

Duration

1 minute, 12 seconds

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