Allaire Iron Works
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The Allaire Iron Works was a leading 19th-century American marine engineering company based in New York City. Founded in 1816 by engineer and philanthropist James P. Allaire, the Allaire Works was one
The Steam packet Chancellor Livingston entering the harbour of Newport
Artist's impression of Savannah
A side-lever engine built by the Allaire Iron Works in 1849 for the transatlantic steamer Pacific
Transport magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt gained control of the Allaire Works in 1850
Howell Works
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Howell Works was a bog iron-based production facility for pig iron which was established in New Jersey in the early 19th century by American engineer and philanthropist James P. Allaire. It is notable
Allaire Iron Works
…County, New Jersey, which contained a furnace used for manufacturing pig iron from the natural resource of bog iron. Allaire renamed the furnace the Howell Works, and over the next 20 years used it to source most of his pig iron, during which time Howell Works grew to be a substantial and largely self-sufficient…
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Panoramic view of Howell Works, 1853, showing coal depot and furnace at top, store and other buildings center, and residential buildings at bottom.
Entrance to the "deserted village" of Howell Works Company, c. 1905