Copper Mine and Steam Engine
In 1710, Kingsland sold the a tract for 300 English Pounds Sterling to Captain Arent Schuyler, a former trader and Indian agent, and a member of the influential Schuyler family. The new purchase included present-day Kearny, North Arlington, and Lyndhurst. Following his death in 1730, his sons inherited the land. After Schuyler's purchase of his new homestead, it was discovered the ground contained copper, which led to the opening of the Schuyler Copper Mine. After it became flooded the first steam engine in America was developed and used to pump out the deep mine shaft. The engine was secretly built by the engineer Josiah Hornblower. The engine and mines were destroyed by fire in 1768 and remained idle for some years. Schuyler Avenue, which runs along the eastern edge of the ridge honors the early settlement.
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