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Built in 1759 by Charles Ridgely the Elder of Hampton and two of his sons, Northampton Furnace operated as an iron foundry for 70 years on Spring Branch of Patterson’s Run. During the Revolution it furnished cannon and shot as well as other supplies, including 300 kettles ordered by the Council of Safety on July 15, 1775. In 1780, the premature discharge of cannon being tested killed Captain John Fulford and dreadfully wounded others. The furnace stack is now submerged nearby in Loch Raven.
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