Belleville Copper Rolling Mill

Belleville Copper Rolling Mill (HMTYM)

Location: Belleville, NJ 07109 Essex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 47.37', W 74° 10.383'

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Inscription

1813-1938

Hendricks Bros

Owned by 5 generations of Hendricks
Supplied copper sheeting for
"The Demologus" - First U. S. steam war vessel in 1814
"The Savannah" - First steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic in 1818
"Old Ironsides" - Famous early locomotivebuilt by Matthias W. Baldwin, 1832.
Harmon Hendricks donated 20 acres of land to the Essex County Park Commission on July 24, 1924

Details

HM Number	HMTYM
Additional Information	The mill approx. employed 100 workers, many who were Irish immigrants, and supplied the US government with heavy copper sheets for boilers and bolts for ship-building during the War of 1812.
Tags	Waterways and Vessels, Places, Landmarks, Industry and Commerce, Early Settlers
Historical Period	Colonial, 19th Century, 18th Century
Historical Place	River, Other, Mill
Marker Type	Historic District
Marker Class	Historical Marker
Marker Style	Interpretative Marker / Sign
Year Placed	1976
Placed By	Belleville Historical Society
Marker Condition	4 out of 10 (1 reports)
Date Added	Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 4:28pm PDT -07:00

Pictures

View from Mill Street

Sign erected in 1976 by the Belleville Historical Society

View from Mill Street

Old brownstone arch bridge over the Second River built in 1838 (2016)

1881 map of the Rolling Hills Copper Mill area

Workers at the Rolling Hills Copper Mill (date unknown)

What remains of the copper mill dam structure along the Second River

View from bridge (2012)

What remains of the copper mill dam structure along the Second River (photo taken 1976-81)

Along the railroad trestle above Mill Street & the Second River (1981)

Inscription on the Second River arch bridge which reads: “J. Moore“ “T. Sandford“ “H. Nichols“ (2016)

What remains of the copper mill dam structure along the Second River (2016)

Old brownstone arch bridge over the Second River built in 1838 (2016)

View from bridge (2012)

Trestle corner stone 1939 (2012)

Trestle above bridge (2012)

Trestle above bridge (2013)

Trestle above bridge (2012)

Tacks leading to trestle (2012)

Photo Credits: [6] MARY HIGGINS [7] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS [9] ANTHONY BUCCINO [10] ASHLEY REYER [12] RON REYER [22] STEVEN DE PAUL [29] NICOLE T. CANFORA [31] CHRISTINE BROWN LAFALCE

Locationbig map

Directions Information	Located on Mill St just west of Franklin Ave, between the Disabled American Veterans building and the new Franklin Manor residential complex in Belleville, NJ 07109.
UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18T E 569768 N 4515718
Decimal Degrees	40.78950000, -74.17305000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 40° 47.37', W 74° 10.383'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	40° 47' 22.2000" N, 74° 10' 22.9800" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	973, 862
Can be seen from road?	Yes
Is marker in the median?	No
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal Address	At or near 612 Mill St, Belleville NJ 07109, US
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