Don't go breaking my hearth Traditional Cache

 Easy-to-find...a relatively quick "grab and go".....unless you'd prefer to wander further into the historical and beautiful Ironworks historic district.

Please note: the title of this cache is a play on words, but is also instructional. The cache is easily available without moving (or removing) any stones or bricks..

The 175-acre Long Pond Ironworks Historic District is an example of the ironworks plantations established in the American Colonies prior to independence. The village and furnaces at Long Pond produced iron for the Continental Army, for the American forces in the War of 1812, and for the Union Army during the Civil War. Long Pond Ironworks is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places and has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

The historical value of Long Pond Ironworks is paralleled only by its natural beauty. The forests that were once cut to make charcoal for the furnaces have returned, and the river that was once diverted into the hydropower systems again cascades over ancient rock formations. The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks are working to ensure that the Historic District is preserved and remembered for its contributions to our past, present and future.

This is not a "take and leave" per se, but you can find pieces of iron smelt - and bring them home with you as a souvenir of this educational hike.    The smelt looks like this: