The Furnace Town Historic Site is an outdoor museum near Snow Hill, Maryland.Ocean City Vacation and Hotels Guide. "Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum", Ocean City Vacation and Hotels Guide website, 2007. Retrieved on January 18, 2008. The museum contains various historic buildings, including most importantly the Nassawango Iron Furnace, an early 19th-century brick blast furnace that was used to smelt bog iron ore to make pig iron.Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum. "Furnace Town Village" , Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum website. Retrieved on January 19, 2008. Other buildings, all of which have been moved to the site, include a church, a store, and several houses, one of which is used as an information center.
R. Frank Jones Museum This building was Initially constructed in 1869 and moved to the Furnace Town Village in 1977.Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum. "Museum" , Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum website. Retrieved on January 19, 2008. The museum contains exhibits on the history of the local area and processing of pig iron.
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External links Furnace Town Historic Site (official website)