Clifton Furnace

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Clifton Furnace
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Clifton Furnace is located in Virginia
Clifton Furnace
Clifton Furnace is located in the United States
Clifton Furnace
LocationU.S. Route 220, near Clifton Forge, Virginia
Coordinates37°48′34″N 79°47′50″W / 37.80944°N 79.79722°W / 37.80944; -79.79722
Arealess than one acre
Built1846 (1846)
Architectural styleCold Blast Charcoal Furnace
NRHP reference No.77001485[1]
VLR No.003-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1977
Designated VLRFebruary 17, 1977[2]

Clifton Furnace is a historic cold blast charcoal furnace located near Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built in 1846 of large, rough-hewn, rectangular stones. It measures 34 feet square at the base and the sides and face taper towards the top. The furnace went out of blast in 1854 and was revamped in 1874. It was abandoned in 1877.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clifton Furnace" (PDF). and Accompanying photo