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Clinton Furnace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	At the base of the Clinton Reservoir by the Clinton Brook, West Milford, New Jersey
Coordinates	41°4′20″N 74°27′0″W / 41.07222°N 74.45000°W / 41.07222; -74.45000
Area	37 acres (15 ha)
Built	1826 (1826)
NRHP reference No.	76001179
NJRHP No.	2420
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1976
Designated NJRHP	January 19, 1976

The Clinton Furnace, also known as the Clinton Ironworks, is located along Clinton Road at the base of the Clinton Reservoir by the Clinton Brook in the township of West Milford in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The furnace was built in 1826 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1976, for its significance in industry. The furnace is the last surviving structure of the iron community once known as Clinton.

History and description

In 1826, William Jackson, the son of Stephen Jackson from Rockaway, started construction of the furnace. It started operation in 1833, powered by the Clinton Brook. The iron ore came from local mines at Ringwood, Hibernia, Mount Pleasant, Ogdensburg and Hamburg. The furnace is 29 feet (8.8 m) wide at the base and 40 feet (12 m) high. Operations stopped in 1837. The property is now owned by the city of Newark as part of its watershed. The Clinton Reservoir was built in 1892.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#76001179)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 11.
3. ^ Ylvisaker, Peter (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clinton Furnace". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
4. "Clinton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

External links

• Media related to Clinton Furnace (West Milford, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
• "Clinton Ironworks". The Historical Marker Database.

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Landmarks	Pietro and Maria Botto House Great Falls of the Passaic River Historic District Hinchliffe Stadium Ringwood Manor
Districts	Botany Worsted Mills Historic District Dundee Canal Industrial Historic District Eastside Park Historic District Long Pond Ironworks Passaic County Court House and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District Paterson Downtown Commercial Historic District
Places of worship	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church
Houses	Ailsa Farms Aycrigg Mansion Belle Vista Frederick William Cooke Residence Dey Mansion John W. Ferguson House Garritse–Doremus–Westervelt House John W. Rea House Schuyler–Colfax House Reynier Speer House Daniel Thompson and John Ryle Houses Van Riper–Hopper House Van Houten House John and Anna Vreeland House
Buildings	Danforth Memorial Library Kossuth Street School Morris Canal Passaic Elks Club Paterson City Hall People's Bank and Trust Company Building Public School Number Two Reinhardt Mills Skylands U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
Sites	Goffle Brook Park
Structures	Arch Street Bridge over the Passaic River Clinton Furnace Straight Street Bridge over the Passaic River
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Passaic County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

• Buildings and structures in Passaic County, New Jersey
• Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
• Industrial buildings completed in 1826
• National Register of Historic Places in Passaic County, New Jersey
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