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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 10, 2009.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that in 1867, the Oregon Iron Company (furnace pictured) became the first company to smelt pig iron west of the Rocky Mountains?

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I just uploaded this photograph onto Wikimedia Commons. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 18:36, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fork out Oregon Iron Company Furnace?

@Esprqii: How do you feel about me taking a stab at forking out content about the furnace to Oregon Iron Company Furnace? The furnace is on the National Register of Historic Places, and therefore inherently notable, and I'd like to see separate articles for the company and the furnace.

Specifically, I propose removing the NRHP infobox, building- and NRHP-related categories, and linking the furnace article in the "Remnants of infrastructure" section. This would not remove any content about the company, nor should this impact the article's Good status. Any thoughts or concerns?

(Side note: The Iron Workers' Cottage also qualifies for a standalone article.) Thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 03:00, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

No ownership issues on my part so have at it. There didn't seem to be a lot to say about the furnace that didn't talk about it in context of the Iron Company which is why I combined them. There was an extensive rehabilitation of the furnace about 8 years ago which incorporated it into a park and there are some interesting interpretive displays around it now. Good luck! --Esprqii (talk) 03:24, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 03:50, 21 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]