Rockaway Township

by Patricia A. White and Eleanor C. Mason

Book Overview

Rockaway Township has been blessed with two significant natural resources: a rich deposit of magnetite iron ore and an abundance of water. Both played a major role in the history of the township. In the early 1700s, iron ore was discovered at Mount Hope and Hibernia. The area's mines provided iron ore from Colonial times to the 20th century, and products made from it contributed to the success of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738573019
• ISBN13: 9780738573014
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"