Nassawango Iron Furnace Site
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Nassawango Iron Furnace Site
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| Nearest city | Snow Hill, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| NRHP Reference # | 75000935 |
| Added to NRHP | October 31, 1975[1] |
The Nassawango Iron Furnace was built in 1830 by the Maryland Iron Company to produce iron from bog ore deposits in its vicinity. It is notable for its innovative use of a "hot blast" technique for smelting the iron, which had only been developed in England around 1828, and which may have been added to the Nassawango Furnace in 1837. Due to the variable nature of the bog ore deposits, the furnace stopped operations in 1849.[2]
The furnace is now centerpiece of the Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum.
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External links
- Nassawango Iron Furnace Site, Worcester County, including undated, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-76, "Nassawango Iron Furnace, Furnace Road, 1.2 miles west of Maryland Route 12, Snow Hill vicinity, Worcester County, MD", 4 photos, 12 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page
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- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Buildings and structures in Worcester County, Maryland
- Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland
- Ironworks and steel mills in Maryland
- Salisbury metropolitan area, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
