Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument, North Canaan CT
In 1728, a group of surveyors with erratic compass readings stumbled upon iron ore in northwest Connecticut. For over a century the industry thrived, providing cannonballs for the American Revolution, and ship anchors for the fleet in Boston. These days, there’s nothing left other than a few slag piles and a lone blast furnace chimney at the edge of the Blackberry River.
The Connecticut History site has an interesting short piece on the topic here.
JOHN TODARO 
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Thanks Philip. Hope your weekend is going well!
Hi John and you’re welcome. Wishing you a great weekend, too!
thank you!
A great picture. It’s as if, a mystical portal to the unknown.
I took two versions of this, a full view of the portal, and this one with just a bit of a nose line created by the wall. Thanks for commenting.
Great shot, John. Nice perspective.
Thanks
fabulous framing – “that’s how the light gets in” [L.Cohen]
Thank you. Really miss him…
Interesting history and an image that adds to the story.
Glad you found it interesting. Thanks 👍🏼