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Burden Iron Works Museum
Corridor of Commerce
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1 East Industrial Parkway
Troy, NY - (518) 274-5267
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- Tours starting in June 2022 by appointment. See website for details
- $15 per person
Constructed between 1881 and 1882 in the Romanesque Revival style, the former office of the Burden Iron Works contains an extensive exhibit on Troy’s industrial history throughout the 19th century, when factories produced parts of the U.S.S. Monitor, the replacement for the Liberty Bell, and some of the world’s most innovative products, including stoves, mass-produced horseshoes and railroad spikes, detachable shirt collars, fire hydrants, and surveying equipment. Much of the cutting-edge technology of the day was developed at the city’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Nearby Destinations
- Albany Rural Cemetery1.3 miles
- Hart-Cluett Museum at Historic Rensselaer County1.4 miles
- Saint Agnes Cemetery1.6 miles
- Oakwood Cemetery3.8 miles
- Ten Broeck Mansion 4.4 miles