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Moratock Furnace in Stokes County, NC

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November 10, 2007

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Near Danbury, North Carolina

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This is Moratock Furnace near Danbury in Stokes County, North Carolina. It is a smelting furnace that was used to produce iron during the Civil War. It was built by Nathaniel Moody in 1843.