Murphy in Cherokee County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Water Powered 500 Pound Hammer
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
1. Water Powered 500 Pound Hammer Marker
500 pound hammer
from Lovingood
Bloomery Forge on
Hangingdog Creek
1840 — 1890
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 35° 5.202′ N, 84° 1.986′ W. Marker is in Murphy, North Carolina, in Cherokee County. It is at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Alpine Street, on the right when traveling north on Peachtree Street. Located in front of the Cherokee County Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 87 Peachtree Street, Murphy NC 28906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 original Thirteen Colonies,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Millstone from Thomas C. Thatham Mill (here, next to this marker); Nuya Saligugi (here, next to this marker); Unicoi Turnpike Trail (here, next to this marker); Cherokee Heritage Trails (a few steps from this marker); Prison Cell Door (a few steps from this marker); Tsali (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of the Servicemen of Cherokee County (within shouting distance of this marker); Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murphy.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cherokee War (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Regarding Water Powered 500 Pound Hammer. The brown hematite ores of Cherokee County, which occur in the Cambrian rocks, were worked in forges as early as 1840, supplying the surrounding country with bar iron. The Lovingood Bloomery Forge, situated on Hanging Dog creek 2 miles above Fain forge, had two fires and one hammer, made in 1856, and supplied
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
2. The 500 Pound Hammer.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 20, 2016
3. The 500 pound hammer in front of the Cherokee Historical Museum (next to flagpole).
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 804 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
