Nassawango Iron Furnace Site

Nassawango Iron Furnace Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	On Old Furnace Road, northwest of Snow Hill off Maryland Route 12, Snow Hill, Maryland
Coordinates	38°12′15″N 75°28′8″W / 38.20417°N 75.46889°W / 38.20417; -75.46889Coordinates: 38°12′15″N 75°28′8″W / 38.20417°N 75.46889°W / 38.20417; -75.46889
Area	190 acres (77 ha)
Built	1830 (1830)
NRHP Reference #	75000935
Added to NRHP	October 31, 1975

The Nassawango Iron Furnace was built in 1830 by the Maryland Iron Company to produce iron from bog ore deposits in its vicinity. It is notable for its innovative use of a "hot blast" technique for smelting the iron, which had only been developed in England around 1828, and which may have been added to the Nassawango Furnace in 1837. Due to the variable nature of the bog ore deposits, the furnace stopped operations in 1849.

The furnace is now centerpiece of the Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum.