Belleville Copper Rolling Mill
1813-1938
Owned by 5 generations of Hendricks
Supplied copper sheeting for
“The Demologus” - First U. S. steam war vessel in 1814
“The Savannah” - First steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic in 1818
“Old Ironsides” - Famous early locomotive
built by Matthias W. Baldwin, 1832.
Harmon Hendricks donated 20 acres of land to the Essex County Park Commission on July 24, 1924
Marker is on Mill Street west of South Franklin Avenue (New Jersey Route 645), on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
