A Pane in the Glass Factory

A Pane in the Glass Factory (HM1FWS)

Location: Hammonton, NJ 08037 Burlington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 38.597', W 74° 39.107'

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In the 1840s, Batsto iron industry was failing due to competition from new iron industries using coal and iron ore (magnetite) rather than charcoal and bog ore (limonite). Looking for another industry to keep Batsto profitable, Jesse Richards built a window glass factory on this site.

Although nothing remains today, this is the site of the Batsto Glass Factory. The raw materials used in making glass (sand, lime and wood for fuel) were in abundant supply here.

The Batsto Glass Factory used the "cylinder sheet method" to make window glass and panes, called "lights", for street lamps. In 1852, the city of Camden was lit for the first time with thousands of lamp lights manufactured at Batsto.

Glass making was a labor intensive and expensive process. As the years passed, frequent fires, increasing customer complaints and the death of Jesse Richards in 1854 led to the end of the once thriving glass industry at Batsto.
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HM NumberHM1FWS
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Placed ByNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection & Division of Parks & Forestry
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 6:09pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 529877 N 4388224
Decimal Degrees39.64328333, -74.65178333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 38.597', W 74° 39.107'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 38' 35.82" N, 74° 39' 6.42" W
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Area Code(s)609
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5058-5098 Batsto Village Rd, Hammonton NJ 08037, US
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