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Restoring Catoctin Furnace Mirrors Hopewell Iron Legacy
The article compares Catoctin Furnace in Maryland with Hopewell Village in Pennsylvania, noting both operated in the 1700s, supplied munitions, and featured similar complexes. It highlights restoration efforts, a self guiding charcoal trail, and plans to build a replica casting house to tell ironmaking stories for visitors and students.
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Catoctin Furnace
Hopewell
Pennsylvania
Reading
National Park Service
England
Catoctin
Catoctin Mountain Park
Frank Mentzer
Maryland Park Service