Furnace Carolina Site
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The Furnace Carolina Site (also known as RI-2045; Abbott Run; Arnold Mills Furnace) is an historic site of a blast furnace
in Cumberland, Rhode Island
along the the Abbott Run
river.
, the wife of England’s King George II. The furnace was located in an area with an abundance of iron ore and purportedly cast cannon for use during the French and Indian Wars
. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1993.
The Furnace Carolina Site is not open to the public and its location is kept secret by town, state and federal authorities due to potential hazards as well as vandalism at the site.
Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron.In a blast furnace, fuel and ore and flux are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air is blown into the bottom of the chamber, so that the chemical reactions...
in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Cumberland, Rhode Island
Cumberland is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, incorporated in 1746. The population was 33,506 at the 2010 census.-History:...
along the the Abbott Run
Abbott Run
Abbott Run is a de facto river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 16 km .-Course:...
river.
History
The colonial industrial furnace was originally built around 1734 by Eliezer Metcalf. The Furnace Carolina was named after Caroline of AnsbachCaroline of Ansbach
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach was the queen consort of King George II of Great Britain.Her father, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, was the ruler of a small German state...
, the wife of England’s King George II. The furnace was located in an area with an abundance of iron ore and purportedly cast cannon for use during the French and Indian Wars
French and Indian Wars
The French and Indian Wars is a name used in the United States for a series of conflicts lasting 74 years in North America that represented colonial events related to the European dynastic wars...
. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1993.
The Furnace Carolina Site is not open to the public and its location is kept secret by town, state and federal authorities due to potential hazards as well as vandalism at the site.