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Iron Furnace used at Muirkirk
Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: August 4, 2013
Caption: Iron Furnace used at Muirkirk
Additional Description: Furnace used at Muirkirk Ironworks to manufacture pig iron. The stack measured 38 by 8.5 feed with production capacity of 7,000 tons. The furnace was built in 1847, rebuilt in 1888 after a fire, and eventually closed in 1920, ca. 1921.
Close-up of photo on marker
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

Submitted: August 9, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p250035
File Size: 1.358 Megabytes

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