Catherine Furnace
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| 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 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
Catherine Furnace is a historic iron furnace located in the George Washington National Forest near Newport, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1836, and it is a pyramidal shaped furnace measuring 32 feet high. It was instrumental in producing high quality pig iron that was 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]- ^ a b "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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 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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Categories:
- 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