The Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc. commemorates, studies, and preserves the rich history of this historic industrial village, including the architecture, cultural landscapes, lifeways and foodways of the enslaved Africans, free African Americans, and …

The picturesque village of Catoctin Furnace is one of the latter types of places. Its history is, in microcosm, the history of the Industrial Revolution in America. The earliest European settlers to enter the Monocacy River Valley at the foot of Catoctin Mountain arrived in the 1730s.

Built ca. 1820-1821, the stone worker dwelling at 12610 Catoctin Furnace Road is now known as the Museum of the Ironworker. In partnership with the owner, the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), CFHS signed a 20-year lease in 2017.

This building is a beautifully and accurately restored 1820 worker house in the historic village of Catoctin Furnace, surrounded by furnishings and even children’s games matched to the many archaeological artifacts found during the restoration.

The Catoctin Furnace Historical Society celebrates, studies, and preserves the rich history of this pre-revolutionary industrial village, including the architecture, cultural landscapes, lifeways, and foodways of the workers.

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description and examination of the Hoke property in Catoctin Furnace, particularly its main dwelling structure and rear yard. The primary purpose of this is to convey the changes that the

The 0.4 mile long Iron Trail inspires and engages visitors with the rich and complex history of Catoctin Furnace (and its diverse workers), the historic village, and the larger “furnacelands” iron making region.

Catoctin Furnace is a tiny hamlet which hugs the eastern slope of the Catoctin Mountains in northern Frederick County, Mary­ land. It was once a thriving industrial community centered around the iron furnace whose name it bears. Today an atmosphere of quiet serenity surrounds the village, known affectionately as "The

The Forgeman’s House has been beautifully and accurately restored by the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc. (CFHS). It was built during the winter of 1820-1821 to house workers at the Catoctin Furnace and is in the heart of the historic village.