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The Nassawango Iron Furnace in Snow Hill, MD produced pig iron between 1832 and 1850. For a while the furnace flourished and became a center of commerce for the area. The surrounding town of about 300 men, women and children was self-supporting and included a post office, church, boarding house and Company Store. In addition to ironworkers, many skilled artisans were employed either by the furnace or in the service of the town. Unfortunately, better iron ore was found in the Great Lakes area and coke replaced charcoal as fuel. As desirable raw materials moved west, Furnace Town could no longer compete and went bankrupt in 1850.
Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum
The Furnace Town Historical site is a recreation of this 19th century industrial village with archeological digs, gardens, historic buildings and a museum. From April 1 - October 31, there is a $4 fee to enter the site. It's well worth the visit...
There is no fee to hike to the cache, which is located in the Pokomoke State Forest.
Nearby caches: Furnacetown Treasure, Madison's Folley, Madison's Revenge.
The cache is a 1 gallon camoflaged Rubbermaid container .5 mile down the trail from the parking lot, about 28 paces off the trail.
