Callie Furnace

Callie Furnace
Location 1.5 mi. N of Glen Wilton in the George Washington National Forest, near Glen Wilton, Virginia
Coordinates 37°46′37″N 79°49′26″W / 37.77694°N 79.82389°W / 37.77694; -79.82389Coordinates: 37°46′37″N 79°49′26″W / 37.77694°N 79.82389°W / 37.77694; -79.82389
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1873 (1873)-1874, 1883
NRHP Reference # 74002108[1]
VLR # 011-0065
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 21, 1974
Designated VLR July 17, 1973[2]

Callie Furnace is a historic iron furnace located near Glen Wilton, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built as a hot-blast charcoal furnace around 1873-1874, and subsequently enlarged and converted into a coke furnace. In 1883, the stack was raised an additional five feet, and a tuyere was added. Callie Furnace went out of blast in 1884.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Heather Crowl and Emlen Myers (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Callie Furnace" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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