Laurel Bloomery - 1A 40 - Johnson County Tennessee
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macleod1
N 36° 34.050 W 081° 45.567
17S E 432045 N 4047163
This marker is located on Hwy 91 in Laurel Bloomery, Tn. Nearby is a Daniel Boone Trail Marker.
Waymark Code: WM3ZMT
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2008
Views: 14
The first forge in this area was built about 1/2 mile north of Laurel Fork in 1810. Later, two forges were built in the area west of here, the last in 1849. An orebank on Ackerson Creek, about I mile upstream, furnished ore for furnaces until exhausted. Operations ceased about 1870.
Info from:http://www.historicmarkers.com/Tennessee/Johnson_County_Tennessee/Laurel_Bloomery_1A40/
Marker Name: Laurel Bloomery 1A 40
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number: 1A40
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission.
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