Work in Colonial America: Blacksmithing - North Carolina Digital History

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A reenactor demonstrates the work of a colonial blacksmith and explains his role in the community. Filmed at Alamance Battleground Historic Site, October 2008. About the video
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LEARN NC’s digital textbook for North Carolina History uses primary sources and multimedia to tell many stories about the past, not just one.

Part two explores the political, social, and cultural history of the state from the first successful English colonies in the 1600s to the eve of the Revolution in 1763.