Catherine Furnace

Not to be confused with Catharine Furnace in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Not to be confused with Catherine Furnace, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Catherine Furnace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	2 mi. W of Newport in George Washington National Forest, near Newport, Virginia
Coordinates	38°33′28″N78°38′9″W / 38.55778°N 78.63583°W / 38.55778; -78.63583
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
NRHP reference No.	74002141 [1]
VLR No.	069-0130
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1974
Designated VLR	July 17, 1973 [2]

Catherine Furnace is a historic iron furnace in the George Washington National Forest near Newport, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1836 and is a pyramidal-shaped furnace measuring 32 feet high. It was instrumental in producing high-quality pig iron used in the Mexican War and American Civil War. The furnace was abandoned in 1885. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ^[1]

References

1. "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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Melvin N. Anhold (May 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Catherine Furnace" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo