Roads, Rails, and Trails - Secretary of the Commonwealth
Roads, Rails, and Trails - Secretary of the Commonwealth
Roads, Rails, and Trails - Secretary of the Commonwealth
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A tapper (left) from <strong>the</strong> Highl<strong>and</strong> Foundry site was used in preparing s<strong>and</strong> molds. Identical tappers (right) were in use at <strong>the</strong><br />
Portl<strong>and</strong> Stove Foundry in 1980.<br />
The archaeology <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Highl<strong>and</strong> Foundry revealed a<br />
story <strong>of</strong> change <strong>and</strong> continuity. The foundry was established<br />
during a time when Roxbury changed seemingly overnight<br />
from a rural town to an industrial city. The business adapted to<br />
changes in its environment—<strong>the</strong> taming <strong>of</strong> Stoney Brook <strong>and</strong><br />
expansion <strong>of</strong> Columbus Avenue. It tailored its products to<br />
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consumer needs for kitchen <strong>and</strong> heating technology,<br />
specifically cast iron cooking stoves <strong>and</strong> furnaces, using<br />
manufacturing methods <strong>and</strong> tools still in use today. When<br />
consumers turned to new kinds <strong>of</strong> products, <strong>the</strong> business<br />
vanished, its story left behind in old patents, deeds, maps, <strong>and</strong><br />
an archaeological site.
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