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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 ©
2002-3
Nothing herein may be reproduced unless permission of the submitter and/or the Appalachian Blacksmiths Association is given.
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The boyhood home of Stonewall Jackson
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1921-2001, the 80th anniversary
of Jackson's Mill--America's first 4-H camp.
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In
the course of 8 decades, tens of thousands of youngsters have visited
Jackson's Mill for 4-H events, scouting, and the American Legion
Boys/Girls State conventions. The Mill has also grown to serve other
purposes such as career education.
Operated
by West Virginia University (a Morrill Land Grant institution), Jackson's
Mill is now the University's Center for Lifelong Learning.
If
you are one of those kids who remembers Jackson's Mill, then follow the
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From
time to time, members of the Appalachian Blacksmiths Association hold a hammer-in at
the Jackson's Mill forge and blacksmith shop. We have also conducted auctions of hand-made
ironwork for the public during "West Virginia Saturday Night"
programs in the historic area. For a number of years, we have held
our annual business meeting at the park.
The
ABA and its members have also helped equip the blacksmith shop in the
historic area. In 2000, the Mill received a generous donation from
UCAR Carbon of it's Clarksburg plant's blacksmith shop equipment.
Planning is underway to use this donated equipment in a teaching facility
at the Mill.
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PHOTO GALLERY |
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Jackson's Mill is easily accessed from I-79 at Weston
(Exit 99) or Jane Lew (Exit 106). Follow signs to US 19 and follow the park
signs from there.
For information, call 1-800-287-8206. Links:
Jackson's Mill
Historic Area
History
Friends of Jackson's Mill
Civil War in West Virginia
Stonewall Jackson Lake/Park Jackson image
from the Stonewall Jackson House website; "You may be..." is a
quotation from Seneca, the Roman Senator/Philosopher, that Jackson regarded as
his motto for living. Jackson's Mill images courtesy of West Virginia
University.
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Reading List |
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Under
the Shade of the Trees: Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson's Life at Jackson's
Mill, by Dennis Norman:
This is the
story of the formative years of the exceptional boy who overcame disadvantages to become the legendary Gen.
Stonewall Jackson, an honored leader of men. ($10.95). Available from Mountain State Press
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Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the
Legend, by James I. Robertson, Jr.
Jim
Robertson (The Stonewall Brigade) offers us the definitive
Jackson biography.
950 pages, MacMillan Pub Co; (March 1997)
ISBN: 0028646851
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The Class of 1846: From West Point to Appomattox: Stonewall
Jackson, George McClellan and Their Brothers, by John C. Waugh
("Reelecting Lincoln".)
Though the focus of the book is on the
graduates of the West Point Class of 1846, Mr. Waugh lived in Clarksburg for
two years while he researched the life of Thomas J. "Stonewall"
Jackson and also Gen. George McClellan's movements as commander
of the Army of the Potomac. Mr.
Waugh, a newspaper reporter, paints
a vivid picture of the Civil War battles fought in West Virginia. His writing is energetic and colorful.
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The Jackson Archives at VMI
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