[at-l] War but not THAT ONE!

[jbryankramer@xxxxxxx (J Bryan Kramer)]

Of topic a little, but I thought it was interesting that Mammoth Caverns
were the site of the major RW gunpowder production. The works are still down
in the main cave. Its where the Dupont family got it's start.

Bryan


>      Another large, classic iron smelter ruin is located a few
> miles south of
> the AT crossing on Orange Turnpike. These iron making devices changed the
> landscape in the area 200 years ago when forests were denuded for charcoal
> intended for smelting. Iron production moved way out west to
> Pittsburgh just
> after the war.
>