Catharine Furnace - Chancellorsville Battlefield
N 38° 17.328 W 077° 38.893
18S E 268389 N 4241176
The Catharine Furnace was used by the Confederacy during the Civil War for the production of iron.
Waymark Code: WM1RYD
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2007
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The stone stack is all that remains of the Catharine Furnace, built in 1837. Closed 10 years later, the furnace was reopened to meet the Confederacy's wartime need for iron. In 1864, General Custer's Union cavalry destroyed it, but the Confederacy rebuilt it and it continued to produce iron until 1865.
Dates of Operation: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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