National Register of Historic Places

Nassawango Iron Furnace Site

Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland
Listed
October 31, 1975
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
75000935

About this property

The Nassawango Iron Furnace was built in 1830 by the Maryland Iron Company to produce iron from bog ore deposits in its vicinity. It is notable for its innovative use of a "hot blast" technique for smelting the iron, which had been developed in England around 1828, and which may have been added to the Nassawango Furnace in 1837. Due to the variable nature of the bog ore deposits, the furnace stopped operations in 1849. The furnace is now centerpiece of the Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum. Nassawango Iron Furnace Site, Worcester County, including undated, at Maryland Historical Trust Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-76, "Nassawango Iron Furnace, Furnace Road, 1.2 miles west of Maryland Route 12, Snow Hill vicinity, Worcester County, MD", 4 photos, 12 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page

Location

Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland
38.20517, -75.46760

Categories

INDUSTRYINVENTION
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When was Nassawango Iron Furnace Site listed on the National Register?

Nassawango Iron Furnace Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1975.

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