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Vinton Furnace iron and coke-oven village
Ghost town Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Coins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: furnace slag, Indian Head cents.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1854-1901 iron furnace village
Iron furnace village started around 1854 that employed about 100 men and was served by a B&O railroad spur; its post office ran from 1854 to 1901. Its Belgian coke ovens failed because local coal was too high in sulfur.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable coke oven ruins
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