⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking West Point Foundry Preserve in Cold Spring, New York

April 2, 2023 - 12:30 PM
46°F / 8°C

Walkthrough of the West Point Foundry Preserve park and historic district in Cold Spring, New York.

Highlights:
00:00 - Walking on the Yellow Trail
03:00 - Gun Platform
05:18 - Carpentry Shop ruins
05:52 - 1865 Office Building
08:10 - Machine Shop ruins
09:47 - Boring Mill ruins and water wheel structure
10:50 - Walking on the Red Trail
14:22 - Foundry Brook Falls
15:11 - Waling on the Blue Trail
19:29 - Kemble Overlook

From Wikipedia:
The West Point Foundry was a major American ironworking and machine shop site in Cold Spring, New York, operating from 1818 to about 1911. Initiated after the War of 1812, it became most famous for its production of Parrott rifle artillery and other munitions during the Civil War, although it also manufactured a variety of iron products for civilian use. The increase of steel making and decreasing demand for cast iron after the Civil War caused it to become bankrupt gradually and cease operations during the early 20th Century.

Of the buildings on the site, only the central office building remains intact; the remainder are in ruins. 87 acres (35 ha) around the site form a preserve owned by Scenic Hudson. It can be visited by a short trail from the nearby Cold Spring Metro-North station. A major archaeological study of the site, funded by Scenic Hudson and performed by Michigan Tech, occurred from 2002 to 2008. The West Point Foundry Archeological Site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2021.

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