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Moratock Iron Furnace
Rural Ironworks
During the Civil War, the Confederacy relied on small rural ironworks for the metals needed to manufacture cannons, swords, and firearms. The furnace here, owned by the Moratock Mining and Manufacturing Company, was typical of the charcoal blast furnaces ...
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Moratock Furnace
Smelting furnace built
by Nathaniel Moody in
1843. It supplied iron
to Confederacy, 1862 -
1865. Stands 3/10 mi. NE.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (North Carolina Route 89) and Shepherd Mill Road, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. ...
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