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1822 |
Purchased former Monmouth Furnace, re-opened as
"Howell Works" |
| Old furnace on blast |
1823 |
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1824 |
Small furnace added |
| Grinding mill, polishing mill, and frame
house built. First brick dwelling started. |
1827 |
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1828 |
Howell Works was incorporated. |
| Corporation began purchasing acres of
land. 8 small dwellings built. Allaire made president. |
1829 |
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1830 |
Construction began on new, larger furnace buildings. |
| New furnace operational, stage line to
Red Bank begun. |
1831 |
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1832 |
Post office opened. |
| Building Phase |
1833
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1835 |
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1836 |
National currency shortage, more building begun. |
| Panic of 1837, economy unstable, furnace
blew out. Large iron ore deposits discovered in Pennsylvania with cheaper and better
methods. |
1837 |
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1839 |
Furnace operations begin to gradually decrease. |
| Furnace operations closed. |
1846 |
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