- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Cooper's Furnace
- Creator:
- Stephen Rahn
- Date of Original:
- 2012-10-11
- Subject:
- Metallurgical furnaces
Historic sites--Georgia--Etowah
Iron industry and trade--Georgia--Etowah - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bartow County, 34.23786, -84.8405
United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Etowah, 34.19898, -85.08411 - Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A huge iron belt that runs north to south through Bartow County supported a flourishing iron industry from the 1840s to the 1870s. Chief among iron producers was the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company at Etowah, where Cooper's Furnace remains.
Photograph of the remnants of Cooper's Furnace, a large stone furnace that was part of the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company in Etowah, Georgia. The stone structure has four angled sides and a flat top. A curved uncovered opening stands at the front. A huge iron belt that runs north to south through Bartow County supported a flourishing iron industry from the 1840s to the 1870s. Chief among iron producers was the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/bartow-county/m-3513/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/srahn/8078642334/in/photolist-4RkTV6-diT9UN-92PMD4-4DRjss-PNyr3j
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Cooper's Furnace Day Use Area, Corps of Engineers
Image from Stephen Rahn - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/bartow-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
-
