Name/Title
Shenandoah FurnaceEntry/Object ID
IMG932Description
Shenandoah Furnace was an iron furnace built on the east side of the Shenandoah River along Furnace Run in 1839 by Perdue, Nichols and Co. The furnace produced pig iron which was shipped to Harpers Ferry to be carried to market via both the B&O Railroad and the C&O Canal. Iron production ceased when the furnace was destroyed sometime during the Civil War.
For additional information:
The Shannondale Iron Furnace Near the Horseshoe Bend of the Shenandoah River by Willis Nowell. http://www.shannondale.org/forum/content.php?197-The-Shannondale-Iron-Furnace
A Celebration of Iron: A History 1609-1892: From Occoquan, VA to Friendsville, MD by Stanley K Dickinson.
Jefferson County Ironworks by David G. Allen. Volume LXX, Magazine of the Jefferson County Historical Society, pp. 94-103.Acquisition
Accession
358Source or Donor
Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., IIIAcquisition Method
DonationCredit Line
From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.Studio
627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV 25414Date made
1975Place
* Untyped Place
Shannondale Springs, West VirginiaNotes
Medium: Photographic Paper