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Virginia Furnace

  • Also Known As: Josephine Furnace
  • Also Known As: Muddy Creek Furnace
  • Address: WV 26
  • Vicinity: Along Muddy Creek
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Particulars for Virginia Furnace:
Industrial Structure Blast Furnace
Cultural Affiliation Euro-American
Criteria Exemplar
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Industry
Criteria Information Potential
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Building Material Stone



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 1st July 1999

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Virginia Furnace
Registry Address: WV 26, along Muddy Creek
Registry Number: 99000790
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: Stone Blast Furnace
Area in Acres: 6
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Structures: 3
Non-Contributing Structures: 4
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Industry, Historic and non-aboriginal
Applicable Criteria: Event, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Euro-American
Historic Function: Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Manufacturing facility
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Outdoor recreation

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