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Washington Iron Works A97 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
Here stands the furnace and ironmaster’s house of the Washington Iron Works, Franklin County’s first industry. Originally established in 1773 by Col. John Donelson, father-in-law of President Andrew Jackson, the iron plantation was acquired in 1779 by Col. James Callaway and Jeremiah Early and expanded to 18,000 acres to become one of the last great iron plantations in Virginia. The Saunders family continued the operation until 1850, supplying iron locally and as far south as Georgia. Franklin County Bicentennial 1786-1986 Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, 1987.
Department of Conservation and Historic Resources 1987
US 220 Business (southbound) / 400 Block of Main Street at Lawndale, Rocky Mount. Franklin County Virginia
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