Mt. Torry Furnace
Mt. Torry Furnace | |
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| Location | Southwest of Waynesboro on VA 664 in the George Washington National Forest, Sherando, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°56′43″N 78°57′53″W / 37.94528°N 78.96472°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1804 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002231[1] |
| VLR No. | 007-0871 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
Mt. Torry Furnace, also known as Virginia Furnace, is a historic iron furnace located at Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1804, and is a stone square trapezoid measuring 30 feet at the base and 40 feet tall. The original cold-blast charcoal stack was converted for hot blast in 1853. It shut down in 1855, then was reactivated in 1863 to support the Confederate States Army. The furnace was destroyed in June 1864 during the American Civil War by Brigadier General Alfred N. Duffié, then rebuilt in January 1865. It operated until 1884.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
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- ^ 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; Emlen Myers (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Torry Furnace" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Industrial buildings completed in 1804
- Buildings and structures in Augusta County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Augusta County, Virginia
- Industrial furnaces
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Augusta County, Virginia geography stubs