Lecture: Pete Nelson - Iron Will: How Adirondack Ore Helped Win the Revolutionary War
Join us for an evening with Essex County Historical Society Trustee Pete Nelson. 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. Come 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.
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Lecture: Pete Nelson - Iron Will: How Adirondack Ore Helped Win the Revolutionary War
Join us for an evening with Essex County Historical Society Trustee Pete Nelson. 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 Wa...
