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Top Ten Historic Sites in Stony Valley & Surrounds
Cardon first erected two water-powered iron forges in 1829 and 1830, harnessing the water from Clark’s Creek. By 1836, an iron furnace joined the two forges and the complex known as Victoria Iron Works, was completed with a frame dwelling house, barn and workers housing. Unfortunately, the Victoria Iron Works was a short-lived venture. A collapse of the iron market in 1845, sent Victoria on a downward spiral and it reportedly failed by September 8, 1845, hardly fifteen years after the works were constructed. The stone stack and neighboring slag piles remain an important link to Clark's Valley's industrial past.
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