Deep Creek Furnace Site
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Deep Creek Furnace Site
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The Deep Creek Furnace Site is a historic colonial industrial site in rural Sussex County, Delaware, near the community of Middleford. The Deep Creek Furnace is one of the two oldest blast furnaces established in what is now southern Delaware for processing bog iron into wrought iron. It was established by Jonathan Vaughn, who came from Pennsylvania and began acquiring land for it c. 1763. The main furnace was located at the head of Deep Creek, and a forge for processing its pig iron was set up
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Archaeological site in Delaware, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Creek_Furnace_Site
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2024-04-01T22:44:15Z
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