Curtis Creek Furnace
The Curtis Creek Furnace, located on the south side of Furnace Creek, one-half mile east of Ritchie Highway, was established in 1759 and with a foundry built in 1829, continued to turn out high grade charcoal pig iron until abandoned in 1851.
Marker is on Governor Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2) 0.1 miles north of Furnace Branch Road (Maryland Route 270), on the right when traveling north.
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