SUNY Plattsburgh Clintonville Forge Project Virtual Tour - Another Forge

Clintonville Forge Project

• Clintonville Forge Project
• Map of Clintonville
• Anthropology Overview

Virtual Tour of Clintonville Forge

• Blacksmith Forge
• Charcoal Shed
• Foundation Wall
• Waterwheel Pit
• Exit Raceway
• Stone Archway
• Bloomery Forge
• Another Forge
• Unexpected Find
• Documentation

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Clintonville Forge Project Virtual Tour - Another Forge

Uncovering Another Forge

This bloomery forge was adjacent to the one shown on the previous page, but all of its firebox plates had been removed and stacked at the front of the forge during dismantlement. The excavation by Maggie, Mark, and RuthAnne revealed the air-blast opening to the firebox, as well as sections of the blast pipes themselves (left of the forge). The heavy, water-cooled bottom plate found outside the forge has been generously donated by the site owner to the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake.

View location of this excavation on Clintonville Site Map

Next: An Unexpected Find

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If you would like more information about the Anthropology program at Plattsburgh State, please contact

James Armstrong (Chairperson)
Phone:(518) 564-4004
E-mail: james.armstrong@plattsburgh.edu

Ms. Virginia (Ginger) Johnson
Department Secretary
Office Location: Redcay Hall 103
Phone: (518) 564-3003
Toll-Free Phone: (800) 398-4801
E-mail: virginia.johnson@plattsburgh.edu