Tahawus, New York
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Tahawus (also called Adirondak, McIntyre) was a village in Essex County, New York, USA. It is now a ghost town situated in the Adirondack State Park, with County Road 25 running past the north part of the town. Tahawus was the site of a major mining and iron smelting operations in the 19th Century. Although it was standing as recently as 2005, the mine on the property has since been torn down.
The iron deposits were first found in 1826 by Archibald McIntyre and David Henderson, and iron ore was extracted with moderate success between 1827 and 1857. In 1857, after a struggle, the Adirondack Iron Works surrendered to the remoteness of the wilderness and the place became known as the "deserted village". National Lead Industries reopened the mines in 1940. 40 million tons of titanium were extracted before operations ceased in 1989.
Tahawus is also the accepted aboriginal name for Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York, located outside the town.
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