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History Of Catoctin Furnace And Its Service To Nation
A historical account recounts Catoctin Furnace on Catoctin Mountain near Thurmont, linking its iron works to the Revolution and Civil War. It outlines ownership changes from Thomas Johnson and Launcelot Jacques to later operators, the furnace's role in producing cannon and pig iron, and its lasting legacy in Frederick County with nearby landmarks and local tradition.
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Catoctin Furnace
Joe Eisenhauer
Frederick Counly
Hd Tt
Catoctin
Bgtt
Lin
Catoctin Mountain
Thurmont
Lawrence Richey
Herbert Hoover
Ing Monitor
I Nwent
Merrimac
Sime Jple
James Rumsey
Sea Steamboat
George Washington
Frederick County
Thomas Johnson
Maryland
Frederick Calvert
Lord
Baltimore
Launcelot Jacques
America
Annapolis
Horatio Sharpe
Green Spring
Lick Run
Proprietary
Indian Springs
Monocacy River
Jacques
Johnson
Green Spring Furnace
Richlands
Washington
Rose Hall
All Saints Episcopal
James Johnson
Indian Spring
Washington County
Frederick
Thomas, Baker
Roger Johnson
Monotacy
Thomas
Baker Johnson
Blackford & Thorning
Willoughby
Thomas Mayberry
John Brien
James P. Fitzhugh
Jacob M. Kunkel
Catoctin Iron Company
J. B. Kunkel
Blue Mountain Iron and Steel Company
Joseph E. Thropp
Saxon
Bedford County
Pennsylvania
Johnsons
Yorktown
Harriot
Catoctin Episcopal Parish
Chimney Rock
Catectin Mountain
Blue Ridge