Mount Vernon Furnace (VA)
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Dates
- Built: 1848
- Out of blast: by 1878
Location
- Located just inside Shenandoah National Park boundary 2.5 miles east of Grottoes. South of Rt. 663 on opposite bank of Madison Run. The site is heavily overgrown and can only be seen from the road when the leaves are off the trees.
- Topozone Map
Photo Gallery
Left tuyere arch and collapsed casting arch on the right. |
Right tuyere arch. |
Close-up of left tuyere arch. |
References
Lambert, Darwin, The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park, Roberts Rinehart, Inc.
