1,725 acres Directions From Route 287 take exit 57. Turn right and travel approx. Parking is available at the north boat ramp, Beech Road and historic district parking lots. The old stone walls, furnaces and other remnants of the once industrious ironworking community now sit tranquilly next to the swiftly flowing Wanaque River. The village is undergoing research and restoration and one waterwheel has been reconstructed.
Future plans call for additional restoration work.
Long Pond Ironworks Historic District Long Pond Ironworks was founded in 1766 by German ironmaster Peter Hasenclever. Two more furnaces were constructed in the 1860s. Operations at the site ceased in 1882 due to the industry-wide conversion to anthracite furnaces using Pennsylvania coal. The remnants of the ironmaking industrial structures at this site date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Furnaces, casting house ruins, charging areas, ice houses, waterwheels and other structures are a part of the remains.