Deck Builder in Millerton, NY

The community of Millerton formed after 1851, and the village was incorporated in 1875.

Lithograph of Millerton from 1887, with inset depiction of Irondale, New York and a list of landmarks

The Millerton Iron Company established itself nearby in an area known as Irondale and was served by a telegraph address in Millerton. The foundry had two Cooper hot blast stoves and produced car-wheel pig iron (cast iron for railcar wheels) with a 12,000 ton capacity in 1890. The plant was established in 1854 and by 1882 employed approximately 150 people. Irondale was served by a general store, company owned grist mill, and post office. A historical marker commemorates the Irondales Cemetery (List of New York State Historic Markers in Dutchess County, New York).

Millerton’s life cycle is explained in the New York Times article “Williamsburg on the Hudson” from the perspective of a lifelong-citizen, Phil Terni, who has lived in Millerton for more than 65 years. Terni describes Millerton’s early prosperity as “an agricultural crossroads with three hotels served by three railroads”, and then described the village’s decline as the milk processing plant shut down and the farms had started shutting down.

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