Is it legal to collect at Allaire (Howell Works) bog-iron village?

Prohibited, look only. Allaire Village is within Allaire State Park, owned by the State of New Jersey; detecting and collecting are not allowed.

What can you find at Allaire (Howell Works) bog-iron village?

large cents, Capped Bust coins, bog iron slag, furnace castings, buttons, square nails, ceramic sherds

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Allaire (Howell Works) bog-iron village

Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokens

Nails and fittings

Buttons and buckles

Also reported: large cents, furnace castings, ceramic sherds.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).

Why this spot

1822-1846 bog iron furnace village

Bog iron works, earlier the Williamsburg Forge and Monmouth Furnace, that James P. Allaire bought in 1822 and ran as a self-contained community of about 500 people. The wood-fired furnace business collapsed in 1846 and the village closed.View source →

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