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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: May 30, 2015
Caption: 1840 Wysong Blacksmith Shop
Additional Description: The shop is across and down the street from the courthouse. The memorial sign on the building reads: “The Wysong Blacksmith Shop, circa 1840, was donated to [Historic Fincastle, Inc.] by Rufus Wysong and Dr. H.D. Wysong in honor of a family ancestor, Fiedt Wysong (1755–1837), an early settler and blacksmith in Fincastle. ¶ The shop has a blacksmith display and meeting room furnished with donations from local residents. ¶ Blacksmiths were important to early America as they made iron tools, shod horses, and made utensils with a hammer and anvil. The iron was heated in a fire kept hot by hand-operated bellows. ¶ This memorial sign is dedicated to the Wysong Family for their support of HFI and the Town of Fincastle. 2013.”
Submitted: June 7, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p310569
File Size: 11.091 Megabytes

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