Heritage Walks 2025

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Join us on September 6 for

TOUR OF THE BECKLEY BLAST FURNACE

CONNECTICUT’S DEDICATED IRON INDUSTRIAL MONUMENT

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Housatonic Heritage Iron Heritage Trail

East Canaan, CT From 10 AM to 2 PM

Learn about the historic iron industry of the Upper Housatonic Valley, by the Friends of Beckley Furnace.

Built in 1847, the Beckley Furnace produced high quality iron until 1918, and is one of the last surviving examples of the 19th and early 20th century blast furnaces that were once commonplace sights in CT, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There once were 21 furnaces in northwestern CT, as rich veins of iron ore were discovered in the hills near the town of Salisbury. During the American Revolution, CT-forged iron helped fuel the manufacture of American weaponry, most notably the cannons used by the Continental Army, Union weapons for the Civil War, and railroad car wheels.

Tour begins when you arrive.

140 Lower Road, East Canaan