Near Hampton Furnace

[rozecki]

A few weeks ago we were out near Hampton Furnace, as we traveled down the road and crossed the bridge the person we were with stopped and made us all get out of the cars and look down to the right (cars were facing the Furnace). At the bottom of the stream were what looked like a boardwalk. Someone said that it was the boards from an old stagecoach trail. Anyone know anything about this, the kids seemed interested so I thought it might be neat to find out. They also found some bog iron or maybe slag along the side of the creek.

 

[pinelandpaddler]

Could you show us the location on a topomap? Was there high ground on either side of the river?

 

[MarkBNJ]

A few weeks ago we were out near Hampton Furnace, as we traveled down the road and crossed the bridge the person we were with stopped and made us all get out of the cars and look down to the right (cars were facing the Furnace). At the bottom of the stream were what looked like a boardwalk. Someone said that it was the boards from an old stagecoach trail. Anyone know anything about this, the kids seemed interested so I thought it might be neat to find out. They also found some bog iron or maybe slag along the side of the creek.

It was bog iron if it looked like reddish-brown, sandy rock. It was slag if it was smooth and glass-like, or full of tiny bubbles like pumice.

 

[rozecki]

It was slag by your description..THANKS! My daughter will be thrilled to know what it is.
As for the location....Topo maps are foreign but I am trying to learn! The bridge is at
39 46'15.58(N) 74 04'47.64(W) or pretty close to it. Hope that helps

 

[Teegate]

It was slag by your description..THANKS! My daughter will be thrilled to know what it is.
As for the location....Topo maps are foreign but I am trying to learn! The bridge is at
39 46'15.58(N) 74 04'47.64(W) or pretty close to it. Hope that helps

That is in the ocean.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.77...24&spn=0.411653,0.839081&z=11&iwloc=addr&om=0

Guy

 

[TrailOtter]

That is in the ocean.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.77...24&spn=0.411653,0.839081&z=11&iwloc=addr&om=0

Guy

I thought it was just me - thanks

 

[RednekF350]

Once again a few little digits cast someone into the ocean.
Using a little intuition and 33 yaers of deciphering erroneous field notes' here is what he meant:
Latitude 39 degrees 46 minutes and 15.58 seconds
Longitude 74 degrees 40 minutes (not 04) and 47.64"
Puts you right in the crick at Hampton furnace.
Scott

 

[rozecki]

How did ya know it wasn't in the ocean?????

thanks for the decyphering! I admitted I was just learning

 

[kingofthepines]

it may have been one of the underwater bridges off of glossy spung rd.

 

[Teegate]

it may have been one of the underwater bridges off of glossy spung rd.

You most likely are correct.

Guy

 

[pinelandpaddler]

That's what I was thinking, king. I couldn't tell if rozecki was saying that the boardwalk was at the location of the furnace or in the vicinity of it.