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Vanished Occupations: Life on an Iron Plantation
Background Information for Teachers

For information regarding iron plantation life you may wish to read over Iron Plantations, and Their Masters and Workers, 1716-1840 before the lesson.

In addition, the below listed sites present helpful information to the lesson.


Web Sites

Centre County Historical Society-Laborer Chart http://www.centrecountyhistory.org/iron/workers.html

The Centre County Historical Society includes excellent pre- and post-visiting activities on the Centre Furnace. Included is a chart of iron furnace workers and other plantation jobs. This chart includes the title of the job, description, and Centre Furnace character related to that position.

Hopewell Furnace-NHS-Virtual Tour http://www.nps.gov/archive/hofu/tour/index.html

This National Park Service website offers a virtual tour of Hopewell Iron Plantation. You can experience the complete tour by starting with the visitor's center and exploring buildings by order, or you can investigate a specific building by using a map which identifies the various buildings. [Click on the orange dot.] The images and accompanying text are replete with helpful information for understanding an iron plantation.

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