The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . l, limestone, iron-ore or pig-iron. Pottstown was the nearest railroad-station, from which most of the metal wasshipped. Scarcity of wood in the immediateneighborhood of the furnace often made itnecessary to get a supply of charcoal from agreat distance. As a rule that had to behauled over rough roads and during the wetand freezing months of the year the heavyfurnace-teams kept them in a miserable con-dition, making travel on horseb
The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . l, limestone, iron-ore or pig-iron. Pottstown was the nearest railroad-station, from which most of the metal wasshipped. Scarcity of wood in the immediateneighborhood of the furnace often made itnecessary to get a supply of charcoal from agreat distance. As a rule that had to behauled over rough roads and during the wetand freezing months of the year the heavyfurnace-teams kept them in a miserable con-dition, making travel on horseback or in lightvehicles slow work. This often sorely triedour patience, as well as our patients, whenhaste was required. However, as the furnacewas the biggest business-enterprise of theneighborhood, but liitle outward complaintwas heard. When the turnpike from Shimers-ville to Trcichlersville and beyond was made,travel became less trying. Professional calls on the families of thefurnace-men were frequent, and after a timethe writer always particularly enjoyed them,not only for the fees they brought, but on ac-count of a more substantial attraction he often. HENRY M. SIGMLNI>,Last OwDtr of the Il:iiui>ti>n Faruacc. Courtesy of Mrs. L. L. Belmer. Osborne, O. met there. It was the same old. old story:Cupid with his dart left a wounded hear:, andin due time the furnace-masters pretty littedaughter became my wife. This naturallycaused me to have a still higher appreciationof the old Hampton Furnace and its sur-roundings. In the spring of 1S57 we moved from Millers-town to Selinsgrove. Pa. As a consequencewe heard less of the doings at the furnace,tho we still kept in touch wirh it. After thedeparture of Father Sigmund the furnace cameinto possession of his son Henry, who laterdisposed of the prop^-rty. I love to recall tomind and linger in thought among the scenesof the old Hampton Furnace. May they everbe a green spot in my pilgrimage thro Sigmunds Successor
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