Moratock Iron Furnace
Moratock Iron Furnace
Moratock Park is located in North Carolina
Moratock Park
Moratock Park is located in the United States
Moratock Park
LocationOn the Dan River in Danbury, North Carolina, just off Hwy 89.
Coordinates36°24′27″N 80°11′59″W / 36.40750°N 80.19972°W / 36.40750; -80.19972
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1843 (1843)
NRHP reference No.74001376[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974
Moratock Iron Furnace during the American Civil War

Moratock Park is a public park in Danbury, North Carolina that includes the site of Moratock Iron Furnace. Union cavalry, under the command of George Stoneman, destroyed most of the original foundryworks while conducting raids through the area in 1865 during the American Civil War.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "North Carolina:Stoneman's Raid". Civil War Traveler. 2009-04-23.
  3. ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (April 1974). "Moratock Iron Furnace" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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