TAHAWUS OR ADIRONDAK
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TAHAWUS OR ADIRONDAK |
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NAME: Tahawus or Adirondak COUNTY: essex ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Lots of snow in winter, lots of bugs springtime BEST TIME TO VISIT: Late summer, early fall |
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Zero residents, it's in the Adirondac Park. Iron ore mines from the beginning up to the 1940's. Lots of buildings remaining in the town. "Highway" 25 runs north to the town, one way in, one way out. REMAINS: Many homes, original furnace, and 1940's mine buildings. |
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Town began when iron ore was first discovered in the mountains back in the early 1800's. Difficulties refining the ore due to an unknown impurity (titanium) cause the mine to shut down until the turn of the century. The original McIntyre furnace still stands and is a most impressive monolith, 50-60 ft. tall. Some of the very old machinery can still be located in the surrounding forest and along the Hudson(?) river. Just beyond the huge chimney lies the town and the end of the road. The road still continues but is closed to motorized vechicles. Many of the buildings in the town, which is called either Tahawus or Adirondak, are still in fair shape. Not safe to enter, but easy enough to figure out private residence, business or hotel. This ghost town is the best I seen outside Ontario. I only wish I had brought my camera. A complete model of the original mining operation can can be seen at the Adirondac Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. This museum is well worth the visit and has tons of information on many other ghost towns, lumbering, mining towns, in the Adirondac Mountains. Submitted by: John vanBaal
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