2 mi. W of Newport in George Washington National Forest, Newport, Virginia. County/parish: Page.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 21, 1974. NRIS 74002141.
1 contributing building.
Catherine Furnace is a historic iron furnace in the George Washington National Forest near Newport, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1836 and is a pyramidal-shaped furnace measuring 32 feet high. It was instrumental in producing high-quality pig iron used in the Mexican War and American Civil War. The furnace was abandoned in 1885.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682434