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Mt. Torry Furnace

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888: 71: 96: 57: 895: 103: 78: 1222: 252:. It was built in 1804, and is a stone square trapezoid measuring 30 feet at the base and 40 feet tall. The original cold-blast charcoal stack was converted for hot blast in 1853. It shut down in 1855, then was reactivated in 1863 to support the 767: 722: 642: 762: 757: 632: 862: 827: 777: 747: 652: 507: 497: 822: 717: 692: 647: 602: 857: 812: 797: 792: 702: 637: 582: 527: 477: 432: 936: 697: 677: 657: 587: 572: 537: 532: 502: 467: 462: 437: 417: 412: 926: 847: 832: 782: 752: 727: 712: 627: 567: 562: 552: 522: 487: 482: 472: 407: 378: 1237: 1169: 1079: 971: 802: 787: 772: 742: 687: 682: 667: 617: 612: 607: 592: 547: 492: 452: 442: 427: 1011: 852: 842: 732: 707: 672: 597: 512: 422: 1110: 1089: 1021: 1016: 986: 961: 872: 837: 817: 807: 622: 577: 557: 542: 517: 457: 921: 877: 867: 737: 447: 1094: 1084: 1044: 1036: 931: 911: 662: 1252: 1001: 996: 941: 1069: 1054: 1006: 991: 966: 946: 1074: 1059: 1049: 1026: 981: 956: 951: 916: 1031: 1064: 976: 371: 1232: 1247: 391: 364: 1203: 1138: 1133: 1257: 1227: 1115: 136: 1196: 1143: 337: 95: 70: 387: 296: 268: 34: 1189: 1242: 43: 346: 249: 253: 1128: 1148: 356: 301: 315: 261: 56: 257: 245: 124: 1173: 1223:
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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property in Augusta County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places
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Southwest of Waynesboro on VA 664 in the George Washington National Forest,
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National Register of Historic Places in Augusta County, Virginia
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Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
264:, then rebuilt in January 1865. It operated until 1884. 1177: 1233:
Buildings and structures in Augusta County, Virginia
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Mt. Torry Furnace is located in Virginia
Mt. Torry Furnace is located in the United States
Sherando, Virginia
37°56′43″N 78°57′53″W / 37.94528°N 78.96472°W / 37.94528; -78.96472
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iron furnace
Sherando
Augusta County, Virginia
Confederate States Army
American Civil War
Alfred N. Duffié
National Register of Historic Places


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