Callie Furnace is a historic iron furnace located near Glen Wilton, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built as a hot-blast charcoal furnace around 1873–1874, and subsequently enlarged and converted into a coke furnace. In 1883, the stack was raised an additional five feet, and a tuyere was added. Callie Furnace went out of blast in 1884.[3]
Callie Furnace | |
 Overview of the site | |
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| Location | George Washington National Forest, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Glen Wilton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′37.5″N 79°49′27″W / 37.777083°N 79.82417°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1873-1874, 1883 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002108[1] |
| VLR No. | 011-0065 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Heather Crowl and Emlen Myers (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Callie Furnace" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo