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Sad to see the memory of these miners being replaced by high-end sub divisions and a golf course,wish the state would eminent domain and save all the history!

You did great explaining step by step.I mean not bragging but i am,i had relatives there,not wanted to be,im glad washington fought against the british because I think the british were secretly trying to collect English to join their forces,if they all had it would of been a bad day.I have Revolution records,document that was made after,i have draft records.The only thing you woukd do to make this video better is to say all the names of the people who fought on each side,the British +the Continental Army.If you want the records i have send me a message.Again for some reason there are not much know storys of this Engagement in GERMANTOWN where i was born.

Hi! I'm Kevin I REALLY enjoyed your presentation thank you! I visit Brandywine Battlefield Sandy Hollow Park frequently. I don't think anyone out there has a definite explanation for the reason why Washington didn't have Scouts sent out ahead of this battle knowing The British Forces were close by? Mabey, he underestimated their where abouts because it was a very large distance? Knowing (Washington and his commanding officers) the British had to cross the river at some point is there more than one spot they had more than one skirmish shooting at one another across the river? Is there any information historic boards or signs (markers) that indicated the spots from which both sides of the river each other was shooting from? My other question is, how come there is no information board or sign (marker) that's not posted in a guesstimated area where Colonel Patrick Fergueson looking down the barrel of his rifle had Washington in his cross hairs and spared his life? And how come there is no information board or sign (marker) that's not posted in a guesstimated area where Major General Lafayette was shot and wounded? Thank you for taking the time to read my questions. Sincerely, Kevin

A surprisingly interesting presentation. Thank you. Silversmiths use compressed charcoal blocks for silver soldering and fusing as it serves as a non-oxidizing material that slows accumulation of oxidation while heating, which helps the solder flow cleanly or when fusing, to hold the heat and facilitate even heating when fusing. The best charcoal for this purpose, seems to come from poland. The other charcoal widely available for this has to be corsetted with binding wire because it will crack upon cooling. Your presentation was helpful for understanding that process better too. Thank you.

The audio is a little off from the 35:00 to 37:30 minute mark. We are sorry for the defect in the recording but our internet bandwidth was low at that time.

I want to know if there is a book of the casualties at the clividen,chew house?

Thank you! I have a question. I am finding iron (and other) ores that were brought to Baltimore and dumped in various places. How can I identify the various minerals (beyond magnets and streak plates)? I already know I have hematite, magnatite, chromite, and manganese. There are some tailings with other minerals, too. And can I sell this material somehow?

Dear Sue and Mike, You both have done a magnanimous effort researching and composing a spectacular presentation! Thank you for devoting so much of your personal time to preserve and share the storied history of the most beautiful architecturally designed and constructed mansions throughout Cornwall. Michael Blouch

Great Program. Thank you.

From colliers to miners to furnace workers, How many people were required to run the operation?

What day next month (September).is your next program.

Great history and educational video. There is so much more to learn about this history especially in Easton Pennsylvania wish I wish you would do a video on

Hi Micheal. Just curious - by what authority do you have it that Nash's brigade formed a line of battle along a fence to the north of Cliveden and directed fire toward the house? By all accounts I've read, Nash's NC brigade was dispatched to the assistance of Sullivan along Washington Lane. It was there, in fact, that Nash was mortally wounded when a ricocheted cannonball struck his horse and shattered his thigh. Nash was the highest ranking officer killed in the battle, yet you made no mention of it. Also, the officer who was shot in the shoulder while attempting to set fire to the north entrance did not survive. He died on October 10.

Just out of curiosity... Instead of using it as aggregate for cement... why wasn't the slag poured into useable block forms at the source? With all the heat and energy requirements of cement, I can't see how it would be more economical for cinder/slag aggregate.

Lived here for a bit, right in miner's vlg. Great town, people, history and "forbidden" hiking. Appreciate your research, storytelling.

Very informative! I live near an old furnace in northern Sweden (shut down in the late 1800's). There is still green and marbled blue slag to be found in the area. Some of the old buildings around the furnace itself were constructed with blocks of dark green slag - very unique building material!

They totally refurbished the local McDonalds. Shortly thereafter, they started hitting up customers for donations for the Ronald McDonald House. PT Barnum said: "a sucker is born every minute".

Excellent talk, informative and very well presented. It makes me want to explore my barn anew to see legacies of the past.

thanks Mike -- great brief and slides ... an amazing display of tactical inepitude by Sullivan and Washington ... especially given Sullivan was flanked in New York the year before ... one might think that either, or both, officers would be mindful of the same thing happening again, which it did ... and Sullivan's excuse for not scouting that western ford is he only had four horsemen - that's a wonderful excuse for a non-com or junior officer, but not a two-star general officer ... if Sullivan needed more horsemen he should have asked for them.

Wow, great presentation ... i grew up in Philadelphia (was a kid in Germantown) so i am familiar with the Chew House ... but didn't know much about the battle -- now I know ,thanks ... what strikes me is how tactically inept GW and the Continental Army was in 1777... one wonders who gave the order(s) to disengage the enemy in their front, which they are driving, and turn around to attack the Chew House in their rear ... big unforced error.

Thank you! I learned many new things

Excellent overview of PA historic barns and their features! Loved all the example photographs, agricultural history, and PA Dutch (Deutsch) translations.

I liked all your other vids. This was a waste of time and politically driven. Shame on you

at 20:19, that little shack to the left of the circular things is still there.

We used to hang out at those mines like 10-15 years ago. We'd go there to do drugs and explore and play airsoft. A lot of the buildings that were there 15 years ago are gone now so it's not as exciting.

I find some fantastic slag glass in western pa. Some has wood and shell imprints and inclusions

Wonderful presentation with some great tie-ins between Cornwall and the wider community. I really appreciated the inclusion of humanizing stories like that of James Boyd that give a glimpse into who these individuals were. I also hadn't realized that the children of term slaves were often subject to term service as well! Great work!

I was introduced to this video when I took a tour at the Cornwall Iron Furnace on Nov. 17 of this year. I moved to the area almost 2 years ago. Although I was only settled in for 6 months when a neighbor called me the N- word, I still believed it was hope for the community. I visited the Historical Society in Lebanon because I wanted to know more about the place I decided to call my home but starting from the beginning. I wasn't treated nice there either. However I discovered Cornwall Furnace while site seeing with an amazing new friend I call Pineapple Joe, she was born and raised in Myerstown and love history just as much as I do and had never met nor had a black friend. She's 62. We both discovered if we venture together then I probably won't be treated so badly and she was right. I have been able to tour, walk, touch, an breathe in the mysteries around old historical sites in Lebanon and the other counties surrounded it. I am fascinated with history especially 'slave history' It took me 15 long hard years to piece together the ties that binds me because most of my African Americans ancestors records was so hard to find but my slave ancestors record was just even harder. As you know any records of former enslaved people before 1870 only existed in the records of the men and women who held them in bondage. I was one of the lucky ones to discover the men who enslaved my 3x great grandparents and I even spent a few days with the descendants of the family who held my ancestors in bondage. It saddens me how humans smart wealthy ones at that can be so cruel and evil. It's women like me who have to fight to be able to piece together a family history story like the Grubbs and Colemans. I have a passion to unearth the forgotten ones who built this country off of their sweat and was hated because of it. And still is hated and all my ancestors wanted was FREEDOM. My ancestors were treated like animals no human should ever be treated like that. I am on a mission to find those forgotten slaves at Cornwall especially Govenor Dick. To see that write up all the way in the back of the Cornwall museum about SLAVES 125 was discovered was extremely sad especially living in 2023. Sad. I am the voice of my ancestors that was snatched from the Mother land. I am their hopes and dreams. Thank you for your amazing video and thank you to those volunteers who took the step for change. I wish I could assist in the search but I will be able to utilize the information from this video to help me on my quest. Looking forward to more about BOUND BY THE FURNACE......Each 1 teach .

Excellent presentation. I will have to try and make a visit to future ones. I recently visited the Cornwall Iron Furnace during the event Dec. 2nd. Mr. Weber was our guide through the Furnace and it was very informative. Unfortunately while I was there I missed the chance to pick up his book. I will have to make another visit and definitely add that to my library.

All that mining history replaced by country clubs golf courses and million dollar homes

As old as this is mars was created

Comparing furnaces between America and old Palestine 1933 to compare to Daniel in Holy Bible , you know someone cast people in a furnace , huh , some son of a bitch was rich and mean

Thank you, all of my unanswered questions about slag are finally answered!

How many people died in the mines 1900

Thank you !

I found a Chondrite meteorite "field" in Josephine Creek, Oregon but I keep getting idiots trying to tell me it's iron ore slag. Not even close. Thanks for info video!

Interesting video on historical iron mining in Cornwall Pa.

This book was the best new military history book written in quite a while in my opinion especially due to the rare in depth subject and the style of research and writing, Germantown is just as good. Don’t miss out. Learn so much. Just awesome

Fantastic presentation!

I grew up in Conestoga! I had no idea the Coleman’s were behind that one also!

This is great

Just a suggestion for next time. Maybe use a slide with map showing location of farm, some folks may not be familiar with battle or monument locations.

the lafyette monument is in the birmingham friends cemetary....where they held the line.

This Interview by 98-year-old miner Frank Stellar is the most informative I have seen he is Amazing! Thank You for interviewing him you hit a Home Run!

Officer did you know they raced steam boats

Excellent account of the battle. I would encourage everyone to travel the route of the battle. Many small parks and historical sites are much over looked.

Mike just found this video, wondering if you have the pattern for this carving and post below the video? Also what are the measurements, side to side looks like about 1.25" to 1.5" and then top to bottom 4.5" to 5"? Thanks in advance for any help.

Interesting history. I grew up on Main Street in Oley in the 1950s. My sister took piano lessons from a Kathryn (Kauffman) Stahler in the farm house where the cannon is. I vividly remember going there on weekly occasions and sitting in the old kitchen while my older sister took her piano lesson. I recall the iron cook stove in the kitchen. Kathryn had two grand pianos, one in each of two living rooms on the east end of the house. I seem to recall that Kathryn's father was John Kauffman, but I don't recall if I ever met him or not or if he was already deceased during this time. I assume Kathryn was a descendant of this Kaufmann family. Is there a family tree for the Kauffmans anywhere?

That was excellent, thanks for such a detailed talk about an often overlooked subject!