Fig. 1 All that remains of the original Sterling furnace (background). 
The memorial tablet, erected by the Daughters of the Revolution, in fore- 
ground. 
Fig. 2. The inscription on the memorial tablet. This is as follows: 
“This tablet was erected by the Daughters of the Revolution, State 
of New York, June 23, 1906, to commemorate the ruins of Sterling 
furnace which was built on this spot, in 1751; this furnace is believed 
to have been the first place in the State of New York in which iron 
and steel were manufactured in quantity. 
“From the iron here produced was manufactured in 1778, by Peter 
Townsend, the great chain put across the Hudson river near West Point 
to impede the progress of the British warships up the river; and the 
first anchor made in New York State was here manufactured in 1773.” 
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