Sevierville in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Sweden Furnace

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 16, 2016

1. Sweden Furnace Marker

Inscription. 5 miles northwest, this was first called Short Mountain Furnace, using local orebank ore. Started about 1820 by Robert Shields; William K. Love and brothers operated it about 1830. Micajah C. Rogers bought it and changed its name in 1836. It closed in 1840, following the panic of 1837 and deterioration in quality of ore.

Erected by Tennesse Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C 32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Appalachian Iron Furnaces, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 35° 52.217′ N, 83° 29.85′ W. Marker is in Sevierville, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is at the intersection of Long Springs Road (Tennessee Route 339) and Newport Highway ( Route 411), on the left when traveling north on Long Springs Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sevierville TN 37876, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is

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also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Fair Garden (approx. 0.6 miles away); Harrisburg Covered Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Harrisburg Covered Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Harrisburg Covered Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1956 Bay City Model 450 Dragline (approx. 2.9 miles away); 1962 Euclid 71TD Rear Dump Truck (approx. 2.9 miles away); 1968 Northwest 190D Pullshovel (approx. 2.9 miles away); In Memory of Robert Stewart Trump (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sevierville.

Also see . . . Panic of 1837. (Submitted on December 16, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 16, 2016

2. Sweden Furnace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,385 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 16, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.