Enjoy a relaxing visit into 19th century village life. Located in the heart of the Pocomoke Forest, Furnace Town is home to Maryland's only bog ore iron furnace. The furnace is situated 5 miles north of Snow Hill on the banks of Nassawango Creek. Furnace Town and its Nassawango Iron Furnace (recognized by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers as a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark) comprise an educational site of local archaeological and historical interest. The furnace and buildings are being restored, preserved and interpreted by Furnace Town Foundation, Inc.
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FIRE IN THE PINES DEMONSTRATION
May 30, 2026 9:00 am
From the Creek to the Canopy: A Legacy of Fire
Two hundred years ago, the lifeblood of Furnace Town was the iron pulled from the depths of the Nassawango Creek. Laborers harvested bog iron from the creek, but to transform that raw ore into iron, t...
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