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Old Hughes Furnace



The replica of the early blast furnace contains portions of the old Hughes furnace operated in the 1850's. It produced a ton a day of pig iron and was manned by slaves during the Civil War to supply the Confederate Army.

It was originally located one mile east of Hughes Springs on the Perry Fite farm. It is now located at the entrance of the Lone Star Steel plant site.









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