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Soon, you’ll reach about the level of the river and find yourself in a vast meadow. This is part of the former lakebed of Lake Inez. Trails splay out across it, but all wind back to an area full of brick foundations, which constitute the bulk of the ruins at the Powder Works. Some head directly up the hillside, while others occupy spaces closer to the river. There’s also an assortment of pylons that appear to have supported pipes, tracks, or some other linear conduit. These tend to parallel the river and the ridgelines, making for a series of building remnants strung along the valley by support structures.

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Photos from the archive of Joe “Ace” Tachine in the Pompton Lakes Public Library’s digital collections, showing a picture of himself that he labeled, as well as a view of the Powder Works in a post card. Note his handwritten correction insisting that the Powder Works, also known as the Haskell Works, were also partially located in Pompton Lakes.