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Tag Archives: iron
Iconic ironmaking furnace stacks of stone
The following list and accompanying photographs identify those iconic ironmaking blast furnace stacks that remain standing in the United States. Most of these monumental structures were built between the 1770s and 1880s. The quality of their construction (mostly with a … Continue reading
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Tagged blast furnace, bloomery, industry, iron, iron furnaces, smelters, stacks, stone stacks
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Once roaring iron furnace or iron forge named towns
The following list identifies villages, hamlets, and communities named for local iron furnaces and forges that operated during the 18th and 19th centuries. There were a number of other furnaces and forges, but their either wasn’t an adjacent community or … Continue reading
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Tagged Bessemer process, forges, furnaces, history, industry, iron, iron furnaces, iron ore
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