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Half a century before the discovery of oil in Texas, the Old Hughes Furnace produced pig iron from the ores of East Texas. Manned by slave labor this old blast furnace made pig iron for the Confederation forces during the Civil War after which it . . . — — Map (db m164020) HM
Livingston Skinner (1795-1874) came to this part of Texas from Georgia in the early 1840s with his wife, Hedidah "Jodie" (Hughes) (1806-1881), and their children. The Iron Bluff Cemetery began as a family cemetery at the northwest corner of their . . . — — Map (db m119844) HM
This replica of an early Texas blast furnace contains portions of the Old Hughes furnace which was operated during the 1850's with a production of about a ton of pig iron a day. It was manned by slave labor, during the Civil War, furnished iron for . . . — — Map (db m164019) HM
Operated along with a mill by E. B. Smith during the Republic of Texas. Bought by John Spearman in 1850. At this site in 1870 the state authorized a toll bridge. Fees ranged from 2˘ for a sheep to $1 for an 8-horse team and loaded wagon. This was at . . . — — Map (db m119346) HM
