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Nassawango Iron Furnace, Furnace Road, 1.2 miles west of Maryland Route 12, Snow Hill, Worcester County, MD

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Nassawango Iron Furnace, Furnace Road, 1.2 miles west of Maryland Route 12, Snow Hill, Worcester County, MD

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Summary

Significance: The Nassawango Iron Furnace is a significant industrial landmark because it survives as a rare representative of the transition from cold to hot blast in American ironmaking. While only remnants of the bellows and water wheel exist at present, the hot blast stove remains intact on top of the furnace.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-31
Survey number: HAER MD-76
Building/structure dates: 1830 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1847
Building/structure dates: 1962 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1978 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Milby, Arthur
Waples, Joseph
Jones, Benjamin
Spence, Thomas A
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