Steve/sewell
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Matt,Guntherhess In 1960 the archaelogical dig was centered 75 feet from the bank of Bennets creek.The areial drawing I show is very accurate to where the factory is located.The only deviation I see is the potential wandering of Bennets creek.The 90 degree left hand turn in the creek on the lower right of the picture was a much softer 45 on different maps I have of the factory.That may shift the area slightly by some 2 to 300 feet to the left I where I have the center shown.If you can see the mansion up hill from the creek bank turn around look across the creek and you should be stairing at the center of Sugarloaf mountain.This is how it was described by the Smithsonian and Corning staff that worked the site in 1962.The glass house that burned down was only in operation for 5 years.It was discovered to have the amazing amount of 10 furnaces in operation.This was unheard of even in the big city centers of Europe at the time.The building was massive as for comparison to other glass works.110 x 65 were the dimensions of the works.If you can get there and it is permissible take a metal detector if you have one, as quite a bit of iron melted into the soil during the disasterous fire of May 6th 1790.Its been almost fifty years since the site was last visited hopefully you will be able to get on the property find a few artifacts take some good pictures and post them here.Something to think about,and I have stated this before in posts of mine that were removed,Amelung at the peak of his operation employed over 400 people in his community.He was truly a visionary entrepreneur.This is not to say they all worked in the glass house as there were teachers,iron masters,mill workers,doctors,ministers every tradesmen a town would need to sustain itself.I would be willing to bet that to have a 10 pot furnace going 24 hours a day,probably two shifts of twelve hours each at a minumum 3 workers per furnace twenty gaffers 10 helpers per shift a foreman or two wood haulers,crate assemblers,packers and shipers. I would venture to say that each shift had 70 workers.Double that number because of two shifts,a six day work week as they did honor the day of rest thats 140 employess directly tied to the manufacture of glassware.I am sure Amelung had a book keeper, salesmen, and agents in far citys when you add it all up 180 full time workers is not out of the question.Thats a fortune 500 company by todays standard.The point of all this Matt is there has to be GLASS still there even if it has been picked over very thoroughly over the last 150 years.I would love to come down there if you find sucess gaining access to the property.Good luck and I hope it is sooner then later.
< Message edited by Steve/sewell -- 7/21/2010 7:24:21 PM >
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