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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
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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
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
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…It is notable as one of the earliest American examples of a company town. Allaire purchased the Howell Works property to provide pig iron for his Allaire Iron Works in New York, which was at the time a leading manufacturer of marine steam engines. The Howell Works also manufactured its own lines of cast iron products…
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