28 A Good Blacksmith is Hard to Find

It's been a long time since this old Blawenburg blacksmith/wheelwright shop has seen activity of the horseshoeing kind. Note the date on the top of the building - 1838. This was at the time when Blawenburg was having its initial growth spurt. But as you an see from the post below, they were in need of a blacksmith in 1909.

Source

Industrial Directory of NJ, 1909. Thanks to Ken Chrusz for sharing this.