Mt. Hope Furnace offered for rent. Eliphalet Sturtevant, Abraham Kinney and Robert McQueen leased the works. They began making pig iron. Colonel Thomas Muir buys an interest. Early Forges and Furnaces in New Jersey.
Trail guides are usually available at the parking lot.
Subsidence pits can be dangerous, and you should stay on the marked trails. Four trails go through the former mining operations. As you enter the peaceful woods it is hard to imagine this hilly area stripped of many of its trees and busy with all the activities that it took to dig iron out of the earth in those days. These should be available at the bulletin board near the parking lot. Start the walk by climbing from the parking lot to the power line.