Callie Furnace
Callie Furnace | |
Location | 1.5 mi. N of Glen Wilton in the George Washington National Forest, near Glen Wilton, Virginia |
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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] |
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]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- ^ 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 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
Categories:
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Industrial buildings completed in 1874
- Buildings and structures in Botetourt County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Botetourt County, Virginia
- Industrial furnaces
- Ironworks in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Botetourt County, Virginia geography stubs