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Rediscovering historic smelter towns across America and Canada

Posted on June 6, 2024 by problogic

Too often the history of mining towns concentrates solely on the mines themselves and the towns surrounding them. However, without the adjunct smelter towns, the ore could not be processed and separated from the minerals being sought. Sometimes, the smelter … Continue reading →

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Iconic ironmaking furnace stacks of stone

Posted on November 16, 2020 by problogic

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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