Iron Ore in New England
In the pre-industrial and early industrial period, when long-distance travel was difficult, New Englanders relied on local sources for metals, minerals, and building stone. The glacial landscape of New England, dotted with bogs, provided a ready supply of "bog iron" ore to fill the forges of many an early blacksmith. Noted deposits and mines of bog iron ore and "mountain iron" ore were recorded by Hayward's New England Gazetteer in the following localities:
Iron Ore in Maine
Iron Ore in New Hampshire
- Bedford, New Hampshire
- Bethlehem, New Hampshire
- Brentwood, New Hampshire
- Campton, New Hampshire
- Claremont, New Hampshire
- Haverhill, New Hampshire
- Hinsdale, New Hampshire
- Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Lisbon, New Hampshire
- Madbury, New Hampshire
- Moultonborough, New Hampshire
- Nottingham, New Hampshire
- Orange, New Hampshire
- Peterborough, New Hampshire
- Rindge, New Hampshire
- Seabrook, New Hampshire
- Somersworth, New Hampshire
- Swanzey, New Hampshire
- Wentworth, New Hampshire
Iron Ore in Vermont
- Barnet, Vermont
- Bennington, Vermont
- Brandon, Vermont
- Bridgewater, Vermont
- Monkton, Vermont
- Pittsford, Vermont
- Rutland, Vermont
- Shaftsbury, Vermont
- Swanton, Vermont
- Tinmouth, Vermont
- Waitsfield, Vermont
Iron Ore in Massachusetts
- Bellingham, Massachusetts
- Boylston, Massachusetts
- Cummington, Massachusetts
- Great Barrington, Massachusetts
- Hanson, Massachusetts
- Lee, Massachusetts
- Lenox, Massachusetts
- Richmond, Massachusetts
- Sheffield, Massachusetts
- Uxbridge, Massachusetts
- West Springfield, Massachusetts
- West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Iron Ore in Connecticut
- Barkhampstead, Connecticut
- Canaan, Connecticut
- Colchester, Connecticut
- Kent, Connecticut
- Roxbury, Connecticut
- Salisbury, Connecticut
- Sherman, Connecticut
- Stafford, Connecticut
- Washington, Connecticut
