National Register of Historic Places

Madison-Derr Iron Furnace

Pumpkin Center, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Listed
January 10, 2019
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
100003299

About this property

The Madison-Derr Iron Furnace is a historic site located in Pumpkin Center, North Carolina. The cold-blast iron furnace was built in 1809 by Peter Forney, a Revolutionary War officer and Congressman. The furnace smelted local ores and produced pig and cast iron. It was rebuilt in 1855. Iron production was stopped in 1861 by the Civil War. The industry never recovered post-war, leading to the furnace's decline in the early 1870s. Today, little remains of the furnace; it stands at about 30 feet tall. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2019.

Location

Pumpkin Center, Lincoln County, North Carolina

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTUREARCHEOLOGYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALENGINEERINGCOMMERCESOCIAL HISTORY
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Madison-Derr Iron Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 2019.

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Madison-Derr Iron Furnace is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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