A monument at Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick was dedicated Saturday, Nov. 7, to honor the free and enslaved workers whose labor fueled Cornwall Iron Furnace during the American Revolution.
The Living Hearth is a habitat-focused, cross-section reconstruction of a historic charcoal hearth, left partly open so visitors can see how one was built, including its central chimney. It stands on the site of a historic hearth along Trail 16, a short loop between the park’s Environmental Center and the boardwalk.
“This all came up in the 250th celebration and we thought it would be nice to honor the park and its history and how it actually got started,” park administrator Jedd Erdman told the 35 people who attended the dedication ceremony…