A World With Octobers
by Tami Quigley
Title
A World With Octobers
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography Digitally Enhanced
Description
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."~ L.M. Montgomery ~ 1874-1942. This man's thoughts could well be echoing the words of L.M. Montgomery as he soaks in the October beauty at the picturesque Hopewell Furnace, Elverson, Pennsylvania. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in southeastern Berks County near Elverson, Pennsylvania is an example of an American 19th century rural �iron plantation.� The buildings include a blast furnace, the ironmaster�s house and auxiliary structures including a blacksmith�s shop, a company store and several worker�s houses. Hopewell Furnace was founded in 1771 by ironmaster Mark Bird for whom Birdsboro was named. The site�s most prosperous time was during the 1820�1840 period with a brief boom in production during the American Civil War. In the mid-19th century changes in iron making, including a shift from charcoal to anthracite rendered smaller furnaces like Hopewell obsolete. The site discontinued operations in 1883. Today, Hopewell Furnace consists of 14 restored structures in the core historic area, 52 features on the List of Classified Structures, and a total of 848 mostly wooded acres. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is located in the Hopewell Big Woods and surrounded by French Creek State Park on three sides and the State Game Lands to the south which preserves the lands the furnace utilized for its natural resources.
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November 3rd, 2015
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BASANT SONI
Gorgeous vision with the Beauty of colorful Nature + L/F Tami ..feel like grabbing fallen leaves under trees so as to dry while recycling to Create Eco-Friendly Art on Bark canvas of palm trees (Before perishing)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition and excellent artwork! Congratulations on being chosen as the Artist Of The Week in the 1000 Views on 1 Image group! L/F