Attached is the only known photograph of an original photo (don't know what happened to the original) of Samuel Howell Jones sitting in front of the house on Hanover Lake. People are standing by the tree on the other side of the lake, we don't know who they are, although it may be his first wife Lydia (died in 1860) and son Samuel. Also attached is a photograph of a water color of the house painted by Harriet (Hal) Jones, sister to Samuel H. Jones.
House at Hanover Furnace
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Those items are quite old. 1825 for the painting. Is it still around? It looks like a waterwheel on the left. And the little boat in the foreground. Seeems like the perspective is off. And the guy sitting is in the same setting. This is a very interesting. I've never seen anything on Hanover Lake, unless Beck has one in one of his books. I'll have to check.
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The watercolor still exists, though I've never seen it in person. My cousin in NY has it. It was likely painted between 1840 and 1845, as Harriet was born in 1825 and her father, Benjamin, owned the operation until 1846, at which point he sold it to Richard and Samuel.
This is a better image of Samuel from the 1880s. He stayed on at Hanover after he and Richard parted ways.
This is a better image of Samuel from the 1880s. He stayed on at Hanover after he and Richard parted ways.
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In "New Jersey Forges and Furnaces" there is a photo of the Hanover Furnace ruins, although it's very similar to a photo I've seen of Speedwell ruins. I could be wrong.
From Becks "Forgotten Towns of Southern NJ", Beck says: "The earliest picture known to be in existence is a daguerreotype, dated 1856, which was owned by Warner Hargrove of Pemberton. Becks goes on to describe the scene in the picture, and it's very similar to the photo above but he does not mention a man in the foreground.
From Becks "Forgotten Towns of Southern NJ", Beck says: "The earliest picture known to be in existence is a daguerreotype, dated 1856, which was owned by Warner Hargrove of Pemberton. Becks goes on to describe the scene in the picture, and it's very similar to the photo above but he does not mention a man in the foreground.
Doubtful. I don't really know though because i haven’t spoken with him in nearly 20 years. Don't really know him.
Maybe Jerseyman filed it away a few weeks back in Hargrove's collection at Stockton. If they have it we may see it in SoJourn.
Sorry, I know absolutely nothing about Hanover Furnace, but the general location is here:
https://boydsmaps.com/#15.00/39.979121/-74.525154/legacy24k/0.00/0.00
Click the maps menu and there's a long list of other maps you can choose. If you click the green pine tree button, you can find out more about who owns what, for example:
https://boydsmaps.com/pines/#17/39.980239/-74.525991/darkstreets/0/0/
https://boydsmaps.com/#15.00/39.979121/-74.525154/legacy24k/0.00/0.00
Click the maps menu and there's a long list of other maps you can choose. If you click the green pine tree button, you can find out more about who owns what, for example:
https://boydsmaps.com/pines/#17/39.980239/-74.525991/darkstreets/0/0/
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Be careful in the furnace area as it is federal land and also private property.
We may just pull off the side of the road and check out the area. I have a Federal ID which gives access. But again. Not going in deep. Just pull over side of road and take a quick look to see the historical area in general. Site should be marked and protected if you ask me. Thanks.
I am familiar with the image in Boyers book, and in fact, my family has had a copy of it for ages and has maintained that it is, indeed, from Hanover. Of course, this could be wrong. It was also published in R. D. Wood Company, 1803-1953 - what was the Florence Iron Works founded by Richard Jones of Hanover Furnace, as Hanover Furnace.
R. D. Wood even published a photo of the inside of the cupola at Hanover.