Whether you’re visiting this historic blast furnace for educational or research purposes, or if you are curious about Beckley Furnace, or if you’d just like to enjoy our park-like setting, you are welcome. We hope we can offer you some material that you’ll find interesting.To see our recent posts look at the sidebar to the right. Also make sure to check out the Connections to Learning page if you’re a student or a teacher. The Learning Resources pages have lots of sources for more information about Beckley Furnace and the kinds of resources available to learn more about Beckley, about the historic iron industry of the Upper Housatonic Valley, and about using Beckley Furnace to develop thinking and analytical skills that serve in many ways. For the history of Beckley Furnace itself, please check the About page.Beckley Furnace, Connecticut’s only designated Industrial Monument, is the centerpiece of the Upper Housatonic Valley’s Iron Heritage Trail. Read about how — and why — this website came into being on our About page.
