Catherine Furnace
Catherine Furnace | |
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  Location within Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 2 mi. W of Newport in George Washington National Forest, near Newport, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′28″N 78°38′9″W / 38.55778°N 78.63583°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002141[1] |
| VLR No. | 069-0130 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
Catherine Furnace is a historic iron furnace in the George Washington National Forest near Newport, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1836 and is a pyramidal-shaped furnace measuring 32 feet high. It was instrumental in producing high-quality pig iron used in the Mexican War and American Civil War. The furnace was abandoned in 1885.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ Melvin N. Anhold (May 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Catherine Furnace" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Industrial buildings completed in 1836
- Buildings and structures in Page County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Page County, Virginia
- Industrial furnaces
- Ironworks in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Page County, Virginia, geography stubs