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Discover Catoctin Furnace tour highlights history and houses
The Catoctin Furnace Historical Society plans a Discover Catoctin Furnace tour on June 23 from 1 to 3 PM with lunch for $7.30, featuring Harriet Chapel, the collier's log house, Auburn manor built in 1803, and two private residences. Officials describe the site as Frederick County’s key iron industry landmark with a 30 foot Isabella stack dating to 1857 and sheds, plus context on furnace life from 1772 to 1906 and the plantation era.
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Catoctin
Harriet
John Brien
Brien
Harriet Chapel
Collier’s
Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
Auburn Mansion
Auburn
Baker Johnson Sr
Frederick County
Clement E. Gardiner
Catoctin Furnace
U.S 15
Thurmont
Peregrine Fitzhugh
Isabella