Brownsport Furnace - 4 A 7
Posted by: LSUMonica
N 35° 35.050 W 088° 07.280
16S E 398406 N 3938406
Tennessee Historical Commission 3 A 4 - Brownsport Furnace
Waymark Code: WM8TY
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2006
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3 A 4
Brownsport Furnace
13 miles southeast, this furnace was built, 1848. Iron was mined from nearby hematite deposits and processed here until 1878. The region is also known as "The Coalings," because of extensive charcoal production here during iron mining days.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker reads the same on both sides.
Other Information:
The actual furnace can be found at:
N 35 31.139
W088 01.115
Brownsport Furnace History