West Fork Furnace is a historic iron furnace and national historic district located near Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia. The district includes structural, landscape and archaeological components of a small and well preserved mid-19th-century iron furnace built about 1853. The components consist of the furnace, retaining wall, staging area, head race, wheel pit, tail race, and East Prong of Furnace Creek. The furnace remained in operation until 1855.[3]
West Fork Furnace | |
Location | VA 605, Floyd, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°50′2″N 80°22′30″W / 36.83389°N 80.37500°W |
Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1853 |
NRHP reference No. | 09000414[1] |
VLR No. | 031-0084 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 2009 |
Designated VLR | March 19, 2009[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Thomas Klatka (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Fork Furnace" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos