Lyndhurst in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Lansdowne Iron Works / Forges Lansdowne
Photographed By Robert Rusaw, March 28, 2024
1. Lansdowne Iron Works Marker
Inscription.
While the existence of local ore was well known and various petitions had been made for the right to erect a foundry, it was not until 1801 that Wallis Sunderlin, a Vermont founderer, established the first iron works in Upper Canada at Furnace Falls. The works, which included both a furnace for the production of cast iron and a forge for the manufacture of wrought iron, were operated with limited success by Sunderlin and his associates until destroyed by fire in 1811. Attempts in 1815-16 to re-establish the works to supply the Kingston dockyard were ended with the agreement to limit armaments on the Great Lakes.,
While the existence of local ore was well known and various petitions
had been made for the right to erect a foundry, it was not until
1801 that Wallis Sunderlin, a Vermont founderer, established the first
iron works in Upper Canada at Furnace Falls. The works, which
included both a furnace for the production of cast iron and a forge for
the manufacture of wrought iron, were operated with limited success
by Sunderlin and his associates until destroyed by fire in 1811. Attempts in 1815-16 to re-establish the works to supply the Kingston dockyard were ended with the agreement to limit armaments on the Great
Lakes.
Bien que l'on connût l'existence de minerai dans la région et que l'on
eût fait diverses requêtes pour établir une fonderie, ce ne fut qu'en
1801 que Wallis Sunderlin, fondeur du Vermont, créa les premières
forges du Haut-Canada, à Furnace Falls. Sunderlin et ses associés
dirigérent, avec un succès mitigé, la fonderie qui comportait un fourneau pour la production de la fonte et une forge pour la fabrication
du fer forgé jusqu'à l'incendie de 1811. On tenta en 1815-16 de rétablir les forges
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pour approvisionner l'arsenal de Kingston, mais la
réduction des défenses des Grands Lacs annula ces tentatives.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada.
Government of Canada-1935-Gouvernement du Canada
Erected 1935 by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Location. 44° 32.957′ N, 76° 7.566′ W. Marker is in Lyndhurst, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. Marker is at the intersection of Cook Street and Lyndhurst Road, on the right when traveling south on Cook Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyndhurst ON K0E 1N0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2024, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
