Moratock Iron Furnace
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Moratock Iron Furnace
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Location: | On the Dan River in Danbury, North Carolina, just off Hwy 89. |
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Built: | 1843 |
Architect: | Nathaniel Moody |
Architectural style: | Other |
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Added to NRHP: | 1974[1] |
Moratock Park is a public park in Danbury, North Carolina that includes the site of Moratock Iron Furnace. Union cavalry, under the command of George Stoneman, destroyed most of the original foundryworks while conducting raids through the area in 1865 during the American Civil War.[2]