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Organized in 1978, the
Appalachian Blacksmiths Association is an affiliate of ABANA. We represent blacksmiths,
bladesmiths, and farriers in West Virginia and its surrounding states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky.
We publish a quarterly newsletter which keeps our membership up to date on events. The newsletter also features many metalworking tips.
To join the ABA, click on
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Appalachian Blacksmiths Association © 2003
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The
Jackson house and mill building as they looked after the Civil
War. Visit this link for a history
of the farm and mill |
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Jackson's Mill as it appeared ca. 1935. The
large building with columns is the Mount Vernon Dining Hall. The cottages
along the West Fork (of the Monongahela) River were built by
volunteers and continue to serve as dorms and meeting places today.
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The multi-purpose Exhibit Hall ( pictured)
is just one of the new buildings planned for Jackson's Mill expansion in
the coming years. A new firefighter training facility is planned as
well as additions to the Jackson Lodge and Mt. Vernon Dining Hall. |
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This
Burr millstone is being dressed and re-grooved. Blacksmiths from
the ABA banded the other set of mill stones with iron straps in 1991 and
they are currently in operation. |
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Shelled
corn is poured in this hopper which directs it to the center of the
millstones where it is ground into meal. |
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Metal
pinion and flange gears |
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Wood
gears |
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Wood
gears |
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Grain
scales. Ground corn is poured into large sacks and weighed here. |
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