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A Bloom is a forged hunk, bar or chunk of metal. Therefore, a Bloomery
is a place that makes the stuff.
I think!
Bruce Lloyd
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:28:32 -0400 "Travis, John"
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
> What's a BLOOMERY?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State
> history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of George
> McNulty
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:08 AM
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> Subject: Re: [NYHIST-L] 19th century bloomery
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> I am attempting to map a site in Westport, Essex County, containing
> a
> mid 19th century water powered bloomery. A deed of 1890 (ten years
> after
> the bloomery ceased operation) makes a reference to a property
> corner as
> being at “the bulkhead of W. P. and P. D. Merriam’s forge”. Can
> someone
> explain the relationship of a bulkhead to a forge for me?
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