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Appalachian Blacksmiths Association
INTRODUCTION: Valley Furnace in Barbour County and the Welsh Puddlers at Wheeling
Wrought Iron, Puddled Iron, and Charcoal Iron
Note to the reader: West Virginia was not formed from Virginia until 1863. The history of these iron operations occurs before the Civil War began in 1861. Thus, the terms "Antebellum" and "Western" Virginia.
David G. Allen © 2004-2007
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