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Ironville Walking Tour
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703 Creek Rd, Crown Point
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First named Irondale, this area is known as the “Birthplace of the Electric Age," since it was here that the first industrial application of electricity in the United States took place.

History and heritage tours

Joseph Henry invented the Electro-Magnet, and was used to recharge the crude iron ore separator, which was first used here in 1831. Start at the Penfield Homestead Museum.

 

 

A brown metal historic sign for the Ironville Historic District
A blue metal sign for the Birth of the Electrical Age in Ironville
A white wooden sign for the Penfield History Museum.
A fall day at the Penfield History Museum.
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A fall day at the Penfield History Museum. A white wooden sign for the Penfield History Museum. A blue metal sign for the Birth of the Electrical Age in Ironville A brown metal historic sign for the Ironville Historic District