[TheForge] Making Charcoal

[Rob Fertner]

Sorry, Phlip, It's the late 1400s, early 1500s. As in the 20th century was
the 1900s, 19th C was the 1800s, 18th C was the 1700s, 17th C was the 1600s.
:-)


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From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Saint
Phlip
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Making Charcoal

Mike, late 15th/early 16th equals late 1600s, early 1700s :)

On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Mike Spencer <mspencer at tallships.ca> wrote:

>
> > They are currently exploring what appears to be a late 15th/early 
> > 16th Century iron foundry, about 20 miles southwest of Boston.
>
> Our Boston?  Leftpondian Boston?  Do you have a pointer to further 
> info about that?
>
> The earliest North American ironworks I know about was Saugus, circa 
> 1649.  AIUI, there's some evidence of an abortive & failed attempt in 
> Virginia a few years earlier.
>
> So Henry VIII was still just the crown prince, Chris Columbus was 
> bumbling about in the Caribbean, the Massachusetts Bay Colony hadn't 
> been thought of yet and there was an ironworks in southeastern Mass?
>
> Where do I learn more?
>
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still be told he's failing as President.


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