Josiah Dean, Portrait

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Title

Josiah Dean, Portrait

Subject

Dean, Josiah
Leonard Iron Forge (Raynham, Mass)
Taunton Iron Works (Raynham, Mass.)
Raynham (Mass. : Town)--History

Description

Portrait of Josiah Dean in the 1770s. Josiah Dean was a prominent early settler of Raynham. He purchased the Leonard iron forge in 1767 and established a nail works and iron rolling mill on the site. Leonard Iron Forge is also known as the Taunton Iron Works.

Contributor

Maggie Silva

Rights

Copyright unknown

Format

JPEG

Type

Still Image

Original Format

Black-and-white photographs

Collection

Citation

“Josiah Dean, Portrait,” SAILS Digital History Collections, accessed May 1, 2024, https://sailsinc.omeka.net/items/show/3641.