tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925277268651697833.post3412376700475708317..comments2024-03-05T22:41:17.602-05:00Comments on Upstate Earth: Return to the village of Alfred DolgeMichael Cooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17044319404000125750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925277268651697833.post-79803913088816621022018-09-18T06:15:00.102-04:002018-09-18T06:15:00.102-04:00Yes. Irondale road is where the mine was and that ...Yes. Irondale road is where the mine was and that portion of the rail ran parallel. I live in one of the two iron workers' houses pictured in many photos from the time (they had white fences in some photos, both with porches on the front on both sides. they were both originally duplexes though one of the two was converted to a single family. Beyond newer roofing on both, enclosure of porches on one and extension of them on the other, the houses remain nearly untouched in the 100+ years since the mine closed. The foundations of many of the buildings still exist, but the buildings are gone. there are still several mine shafts as well, not all even blocked off. The whole of the mine and foundry's buildings locations are encased in forest now leaving only the iron workers' houses still intact, functional, and exposed. I know this is 6 years later that I am writing, but if anyone actually tried to research this, it would have been simple. Irondale road is 1/10th of a mile from the salisbury library and historical building next to it, and every resident in 2012 knew the history, one of which having greatly researched it for my home when he was an owner. We acquired the house with multiple historical references, photos, news articles from early 1900s, and a big 4ftx4ft map of Irondale as it was while the mine was still open. My hope in coming here was to find more information, this being 1 of many results in a search, but as yet I haven't found a single new photo or piece of information I did not already have. One only need drive down Irondale, about a mile, to find the twin ironworkers houses just past the creek and jsut before the water reservoir, and the place where the road becomes little more than a muddy trail winding through the woods before returning to asphalt on the other side. Irondale is no secret, it is not hidden, it is not forgotten. Driving around the area and asking, one will find many many businesses and historical buildings that were built using pieces from the Switzer mansion as well, from Herkimer to LittleFalls, Dolgeville, Salisbury, Middleville, and Stratford if not farther. One only need to look and ask, and ye shall receive much information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925277268651697833.post-75998232549577839072015-02-09T13:14:29.968-05:002015-02-09T13:14:29.968-05:00On Saturday, December 6, 2014 the Alfred Dolge Man...On Saturday, December 6, 2014 the Alfred Dolge Mansion was destroyed in an overnight fire. See www.uticaod.com/article/20141207/news/141209609.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925277268651697833.post-18802978280675918092012-10-30T18:12:09.246-04:002012-10-30T18:12:09.246-04:00There are remains of Colonel Switzer's Mansion...There are remains of Colonel Switzer's Mansion and of the ore mines in Irondale...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450225914380843158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925277268651697833.post-4587904708404227562012-09-25T21:22:26.276-04:002012-09-25T21:22:26.276-04:00I believe that the 1908 Salisbury section of the r...I believe that the 1908 Salisbury section of the raillroad was built to carry ore from the iron mine owned by Emil Switzer. Old maps indicate the location of the mining camp as "Irondale" but I am not sure if any trace of it remains. I was in that area years ago but was unable to locate the mine or settlement. Michael Cooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044319404000125750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925277268651697833.post-70029678055679804502012-09-25T20:03:08.684-04:002012-09-25T20:03:08.684-04:00The railroad from Little Falls to The High Falls w...The railroad from Little Falls to The High Falls was known as the Little Falls and Dolgeville Railroad. The extension in 1908 that ran to Salisbury Center was the Dolgeville and Salisbury Railroad. Soon after the railroad was absorbed by the New York Central and became the Dolgeville Branch...Gino’s Railpagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869238900331376925noreply@blogger.com