Lecture by Pete Nelson “Iron Will: How Adirondack Ore Helped Win the Revolutionary War”

Iron Will: How Adirondack Ore helped win the Revolutionary War

The usual stories of Adirondack iron mining begin in the mid-1800’s. But decades before, Adirondack iron played an important role in the outcome of the Revolutionary War. Join Adirondack History Museum Trustee Pete Nelson to learn how charcoal, a vital energy technology in the Adirondacks from the earliest days of Indigenous habitation to the first settlements, combined with the discovery of iron ore to help shift the balance of power in the Champlain Valley and alter the course of America’s battle for independence.

Doors Open: 6:30 PM
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