Ironville is a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
The Penfield Pond dam is located in Ironville, a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
Penfield Pond is located in Ironville, a national historic district, where there are a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
Ironville is a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
Penfield Pond is located in Ironville, a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
Penfield Foundation member Dave Hall says that if the dam is removed from Penfield Pond, the water body would cease to exist. That has some people concerned because the pond would be used to fight fires in Ironville, which is a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
Ironville is a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
Ironville is a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
The Penfield Pond dam is located in Ironville, a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
Ironville is a national historic district, with a dozen buildings still standing that have connections to the glory days of iron mining. The crown jewel is the Penfield Homestead, the nearly 200-year-old home of mining pioneer Allen Penfield, which is now a museum bursting with artifacts and stories. The most significant is told through a replica of the electromagnet that changed the face of industry. Photo by Mike Lynch
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