Cooper’s Furnace

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A huge iron belt that runs north to south through Bartow County supported a flourishing iron industry from the 1840s to the 1870s. Chief among iron producers was the Etowah Manufacturing and Mining Company at Etowah, where Cooper's Furnace remains.

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Cooper’s Furnace

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