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At The Narrows 4.1 miles northwest, pioneer industrialist, ironmaster, philanthropist, and turfman Montgomery Bell built a forge in 1818. Power was obtained by tunneling water through the hill at the top of the Narrows to a point below it where the river returns after making a 7-mile horseshoe bend.
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