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Near Iron Station in Lincoln County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Iron Works

 
 
Iron Works Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
1. Iron Works Marker
Inscription. Many iron mines and forges were operated within a radius of ten miles of this point between 1790 and 1880.
 
Erected 1957 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number O-9.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
 
Location. 35° 26.578′ N, 81° 9.328′ W. Marker is near Iron Station, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. It is on 4897 E.Hwy 27. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Iron Station NC 28080, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Magnolia Grove (approx. 2 miles away); Stroupe Forest Preserve (approx. 3.6 miles away); William A. Graham (approx. 3.8 miles away); John Fulenwider (approx. 3.9 miles away); Machpelah Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Catawba Springs (approx. 4.3 miles away); Schenck-Warlick Mill (approx. 4.7 miles away); Confederate Laboratory (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iron Station.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Gen. Charles A. Gabriel (was approx. 4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Iron Works Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
2. Iron Works Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 908 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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