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Samuel B. Lee and James Gould built this furnace as part of an ironworks that employed hundreds. They chose this location because the raw materials needed to produce iron were nearby: iron ore, limestone, sand, wood for charcoal to fuel the furnace, and water to power the air blower that intensified the heat. In 1835, it ceased operation because economical iron ore had become scarce. The furnace remains a reminder of an early industry that employed many people in Hickman County.
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