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The truth stings.

Nobody does beer like the Belgians. Is there hope yet for Bud? I'm not banking on it.

I like the new signature, Al. You have a good taste for Bible verses.

Great stuff, fellas. 1790 was my guess as well.

What if these pieces represent the last blast of the furnace?

I came across this excerpt from an article written By Henry Charlton Beck: Hmmm... http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey.com/open/index.php?module=documents&JAS_DocumentManager_op=viewDocument&JAS_Document_id=136

My Dad told me that he and my grandfather would hang out there. He's a bit fuzzy on the details. I might be able to get the exact location for you tomorrow.

My pleasure, Jeff. We should get together for a paddle up that way sometime.

You that man, Jerseyman. Thanks!

Could some of them be moorings?

I will have to return to the site and then get back to you. I don't recall them being very thick. 6x8 sounds close though. Good question. Although I do not have intimate knowledge of the rivers up that way, I believe that tidal influence is minimal above the meeting of the Wrangel Brook...

Score another for the archaeology arena!

Sprues?

LARGO, I can't claim the ballast idea as my own, but it does make sense. The fact that it is concentrated in one small spot might suggest that it is not ballast, but, then again, it was probably uncommon to use trash as ballast. But yes, one man's trash is another's treasure. Which is why...

Your's must have been quite a show, George. Yes, I recall the Leek's display. I certainly miss it.

Jerseyman, do you know of any old maps that depict Torrey's railroad?

In the spirit of American Unity, why don't we find some middle ground? Waterford Works.

Here are some more pieces of the puzzle: It now seems that I was dead wrong. I did not find an anchor(s). I seems that I did in fact find a 250 year old pile of trash. They most likely represent poorly cast iron products, including a number of stove legs. Perhaps they were used as ballast?

That is quite a compliment coming from you, Jerseyman! What about the two timbers I found just below the site of Randolph's dam? There was one timber in the sand spanning the width of the stream. Perpendicular to it, there is another timber along the north bank. They form a right angle...

Ancient Anchor? Found this in my backyard today: These are four of the more intact pieces I found. They are rather brittle due to perhaps centuries of corrosion in the water. Perhaps Budd Wilson will help me figure this out.