Cherokee Furnace Co., C.S.A.
Made crude kettles, plow tools, on this site in 1864-65. Slaves fled from Louisiana's Red River Campaign battles were the workers. This county had 2 war plants working easily-mined, abundant local ore. Smelting fuel was charcoal made of timber growing nearby. A phase of manufacturing that made Texas "Storehouse of the Confederacy." (1965)
31.6820° N, 95.1700° W
Where to Find It
CR 2323, west of FM 752 and near intersection of CR 2324
Nearby Markers
- 3.2 mi SW Hendrick Cemetery Rusk
- 3.4 mi S Lynches Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery Alto
- 3.4 mi E Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery Alto
- 3.5 mi E Isaac Lee Alto
- 4.7 mi E Chief Bowles' Last Homesite Alto vicinity
- 5 mi W Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery Rusk