Hydeville, Connecticut
Encyclopedia
Hydeville is a rural village in the town of Stafford
, Connecticut
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The Lafayette blast furnace
, established in Hydeville in 1799 to process bog iron
, is reputed to have been the first iron furnace in the state to cast stoves.It operated until 1840, when the local ore supply had been used up.
Stafford, Connecticut
Stafford is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States, settled in 1719. The population was 11,307 at the 2000 census.-History:The Colonial Town of Stafford began as a rural agricultural community...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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The Lafayette blast furnace
Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron.In a blast furnace, fuel and ore and flux are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air is blown into the bottom of the chamber, so that the chemical reactions...
, established in Hydeville in 1799 to process bog iron
Bog iron
Bog iron refers to impure iron deposits that develop in bogs or swamps by the chemical or biochemical oxidation of iron carried in the solutions. In general, bog ores consist primarily of iron oxyhydroxides, commonly goethite...
, is reputed to have been the first iron furnace in the state to cast stoves.It operated until 1840, when the local ore supply had been used up.