Water Power

Water Power (HM18U2)

Location: West Milford, NJ 07421 Passaic County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 8.784', W 74° 18.66'

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? ? ? In 1882, these waterwheels, the last of many at Long Pond Ironworks, were constructed to harness the power of the Wanaque River, the only natural drainage from Long Pond (Greenwood Lake). The water was carried from the waterfall upriver to the tops of waterwheels via canals and aqueducts. The turning wheels, which could generate 200 horsepower, operated huge piston engines that blasted air into the furnace fire, raising the temperature high enough to smelt iron from ore.
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HM NumberHM18U2
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 1:31pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 557817 N 4555237
Decimal Degrees41.14640000, -74.31100000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 8.784', W 74° 18.66'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 8' 47.04" N, 74° 18' 39.60" W
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Area Code(s)973
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-364 E Shore Rd, West Milford NJ 07421, US
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