Normandale Furnace

Normandale Furnace is a National Historic Site of Canada in Normandale, Ontario.

Ontario · Normandale, Ontario · location approximate

Directions to the area ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

NORMANDALE BLAST FURNACE One of Upper Canada’s most important industrial enterprises, the Normandale ironworks and its blast furnace played a significant role in the early economic development of the province. Built in 1816-1817 by John Mason, and enlarged in 1821-1822 by Joseph Van Norman, Hiram Capron, and George Tillson, it produced the famous Van Norman cooking stove, as well as iron kettles, pots and pans, and agricultural implements. Up to 200 men were employed prior to the closure of the blast furnace in 1847, following the exhaustion of the local bog ore deposits.

Français

LE HAUT FOURNEAU DE NORMANDALE Le haut fourneau de Normandale fut l’une des plus importantes entreprises au début du développement industriel du Haut-Canada. Fondée en 1816-1817 par John Mason, puis agrandie en 1821-1822 par Joseph Van Norman, Hiram Capron et George Tillson, la forge fabriquait le célèbre poêle Van Norman, des ustensiles et accessoires de cuisine et des instruments aratoires. L’établissement, qui employa jusqu’à 200 hommes, ne cessa ses opérations en 1847 qu’à la suite de l’épuisement des ressources minières qui l’alimentaient.

*Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge. Note from Parks Canada.

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

The Articles of Confederation marker in Pennsylvania stands under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s.

What that marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years there.

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
TreeAlive is an independent project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Parks Canada or the Government of Canada.
Open Government Licence – Canada

More markers nearby

Lynnwood/Campbell-Reid House9 mi
Nanticoke14 mi
Annandale House (Tillsonburg Museum)23 mi
Bell Homestead27 mi