Image: DS Stadshauptmand Schwartz, 1903–1930.
July 30: Talk and walk
‘With iron in its cargo’: a walk through the history of transport at Eidsfoss
Eidsfoss Ironworks was founded on the site between the two lakes Eikeren and Bergsvannet, deep within the forests of Vestfold. The ironworks was situated where nature and the landscape facilitated iron extraction in 18th-century Denmark-Norway. The location presented both opportunities and challenges for operations, with hydropower, forests for the production of charcoal, and iron ore that was extracted from the hills between Konnerud and Vestfossen, amongst other places. In the 19th century, new technology emerged that freed parts of the operation from reliance on natural conditions.
Kasper Søyland takes you on a walk through Eidsfoss’s ‘nature’ and recounts the history of transport logistics at Eidsfoss Ironworks.
Price: NOK 100.
Meet at the Ironworks Museum at 5.00 pm
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Organiser: Vestfoldmuseene