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Catoctin Furnace's Historic Role in Revolution and Industry
The article chronicles the Catoctin Furnace lineage from its 1788 land grant at Annapolis to Launcelot Jacques and Thomas Johnson and their role in early ironworks. It traces the furnace’s ties to Fort Frederick, Green Spring Run, and the Monocacy river, the Johnson family’s Revolutionary era prominence, and the site’s later ownership by the Jacques descendants and others, touching on Rumsey’s steamship breakthrough and Washington’s endorsement.
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Frederick County
Gov. i
Cal
Mart
James Johsson
Catoctin Mountain
Predertcx Calvert
Lord
Baltimore
Thomas Johnson
Launcelot Jacques
America
Annapolis
Horacio Sharpe
Green Spring Run
Lick Run
Fredericktou
Fort Frederick
Monocacy River
Johnson
M. Jacques
Green Spring Furnace
Richjlands
Washington
James Johnson
Indian Spring
Washington County
Litthe
Frederick
Thomas
Baker
Roger Johnson
Monocacy
Baker Johnson
Jim
Blackford
George Washington
Rumsey
Joanson
Marys
Bath
Berkeley
Virginia
Charles Dickens
England
Thames