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Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland |
History Exhibit Information -- Visitor and Tourist Attractions --Tourist and Visitor Information |
Iron Furnace
Main Street
Lonaconing, Maryland
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Structure and History
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Extracting iron from its ore - iron ore, carbon source, limestone, process
From charcoal to coal to coke - cost and methods
Development history -- first attempts; first commercial success, why it worked.
The builders
Building the furnace
Mining and operation an d marketing
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