Entrance to Elizabeth Furnace Forest Camp

ID: 135 ~ Source: Herb Parker Postcard Collection
~ Creator: Shenandoah Valley News Company Inc., Winchester VA
~ Date: 1944

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Entrance to Elizabeth Furnace Forest Camp<br />

Color postcard with a picture of the entrance to what is now the Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area in the George Washington National Forest. The area is located in Fort Valley Virginia near the town of Strasburg.

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Elizabeth Furnace

By Shenandoah County Library

In 1836 this area had been home to Elizabeth Iron Furnace. This was one of many small iron producing furnaces that existed throughout Fort Valley and Shenandoah County. Elizabeth utilized the power…