The Catoctin Trail extends from Catoctin Furnace Road to Mount Zion Road passing through Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park along the way. You will cross a few creeks along, hike past old stone walls, and reach a high point at Bob's Rock. The trail is very rocky in ...
The results imply the use of a charcoal blast furnace using a cold blast (two results might have been the product of a hot blast), a phosphorus-rich ore, casting directly from the furnace, a pouring temperature only slightly above the liquidus point, and a moderate cooling rate suggesting ...
The discovery of hematite (iron) in the region spawned a new industry—iron production. The Catoctin iron furnace was built in the 1770s and operated for well over a hundred years. Its chief products were stoves, wheel rims, cannons and shot, and cast pieces for machinery. There were found...