Lyndhurst in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Lansdowne Iron Works
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Forges Lansdowne

Lansdowne Iron Works Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, March 28, 2024

1. Lansdowne Iron Works Marker

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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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.

Location. 44° 32.957′ N, 76° 7.566′ W. Marker is in Lyndhurst, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Founding of Lyndhurst (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lyndhurst Bridge / Le Pont de Lyndhurst (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Furnace Falls (about 90 meters away); Carding Mill & Fairgrounds (approx. half a kilometer away); World War II Memorial (approx. 8.1 kilometers

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, March 28, 2024

2. Lansdowne Iron Works Marker

away); Remember The Fallen (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); The Red Brick School / L'École en Brique Rouge (approx. 9.8 kilometers away); Historic Elgin (approx. 10 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyndhurst.

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 205 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

Lansdowne Iron Works⎯⎯⎯Forges Lansdowne

Lansdowne Iron Works
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Forges Lansdowne