Name
Katahdin Iron Works
Industry Type
Materials
Industry
iron
Country
united states
State/County/Province
Maine
City
near Brownville Junction
Notes
Maine State Historic Site. Early charcoal iron furnace with one of 16 original charcoal kilns preserved. At the height of its operation, 400 men using 200 horses and oxen, cut and hauled 20,000 cords of wood a year for the kilns.
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http://www.mainerec.com/katahdin.asp?Category=204&PageNum=204
Start Year
1843
End Year
1890
Company
Unknown
Site Name
Collection
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