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Catoctin settlement eyes oldest iron furnace past
Catoctin three miles south of Thurmont sits in the heart of the mountains near the old 11 000 acre Fur nate tract. The famous iron furnace built in 1774 by John got brothers operated for years and cast iron rails used in early railroads. Hickory Run Manufacturing and Joseph E Thorp Lumber Co. lead a bustling modern scene with stave mills, lumber and forest operations supporting hundreds of workers. The town boasts electric lights, a two room school, and a community centered on Fraley’s store while hunting and trout fishing draw visitors.
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Catoctin
Thurmont
Catoctin Mountain
Catoctin Furnace
Hickory Run Manufacturing Company
Joseph E. Thorp Lumber Co
Frederick County
Jobngot Brothers
John B. Kunkel
Kunker
B. and O
Robert W. Service
West Virginia
Kentucky Mountains
Frederick
Thurmont and 13’ Aniles
Catoctin Mountains
F. W. Fraley
Little Hunting Creek
Furnace Creek
Teneth
Sleepy Hollow
Moonshner
H. and F
Western Maryland
Frailey
W. Fraley
Howard Buscard
Lillian Kelly
Hickory Run Manufacturing Co
Joseph E. Throp Camben Company
Hickory Run Company
Ontoctin
Joseph B. Thorp Lumber Pany
Allentown
Joseph E. Thorp
Harper's Ferry
Hickory Tun Manufacturing Company
Peter Bussard
Fraley
Blue Mountain Iran and Steel Company
Edwin Warfield Fraley
Richard Kelly
William Kelley
Kelley
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