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Furnace Town
Historic exhibits and ruins of old furnace town on Nassawango Creek. Paul Leifer Interpretive Hiking Trail.
www.furnacetown.com/
Towering pines, period plantings and a peaceful quite greet visitors at Furnace Town Historic Site. Between 1830 and 1850 this company town of 300 people made iron from bog iron ore, shells and charcoal. The Nassawango Iron Furnace is the core or the restored village which includes a blacksmith shop, broom house, print shop, woodworker's shop, weaver's house, gardens, museum and visitor center. Nature trails and picnic areas, as well as educational activities and events, make this a family destination.
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8339
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=3819
www.furnacetown.com/
Towering pines, period plantings and a peaceful quite greet visitors at Furnace Town Historic Site. Between 1830 and 1850 this company town of 300 people made iron from bog iron ore, shells and charcoal. The Nassawango Iron Furnace is the core or the restored village which includes a blacksmith shop, broom house, print shop, woodworker's shop, weaver's house, gardens, museum and visitor center. Nature trails and picnic areas, as well as educational activities and events, make this a family destination.
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8339
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=3819
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