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[edit] This article needs serious work

There are a great many things that are factually incorrect about this article.

First and foremost, it conflates the Elkridge Furnace with the forge at Avalon. The Furnace was east of the current Elkridge Furnace Inn, opposite the point where Race Rd. ends on Furnace Ave. The Avalon forge was upstream at what is now the foot of Gun Road in the Avalon Area of Patapsco Valley State Park.

Here's a map showing the locations.

Second, it doesn't recognize the difference between a furnace, which is used to produce pig iron, and a forge, which is used to produce useful items like wire, nails, tools, etc. from pig iron.

Third, the Elkridge Furnace Inn (which is at the site of the furnace, not at Avalon) was not built as an inn. It was originally the owner's residence, and later the company store. It's only been an inn since the early 1980s. The Maryland Historic Trust has some documentation on the history of this site.

My source for this information is "The Patapsco River Valley" by Henry K. Sharp, ISBN 0-938420-74-7 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.140.129.74 (talk) 01:30, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I have placed a cleanup tag on this article because to my mind it reads more like something you might read in a tourist brochure rather than an encyclopedia entry. I was concerned that it could have been copied from somewhere, although following a quick Google search, I haven't found anything to support this. If I am wrong then please accept my apologies and remove the tag. Paul20070 18:26, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comment

A complement! Must read good if you think I copied it! Not copied, Lengthy Research! It is a side product of my other Research on Elkridge Landing that I couldn't find in one place.

It is a good article and well researched, so I've removed the cleanup tag. Paul20070 19:05, 24 May 2007 (UTC)