Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area
Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area is a park in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area is situated nearby to the locality Elizabeth’s Forge, as well as near the hamlet Dilbeck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Site”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elizabeth Furnace and Signal Knob.
Elizabeth Furnace
Campsite
Photo: Wikifreaki, Public domain.
Elizabeth Furnace was a blast furnace in the Shenandoah Valley that was used to create pig iron from 1836 to 1888 using Passage Creek for water power. Iron ore was mined nearby, purified in the furnace, and then pig iron was transported over the Massanutten Mountain to the South Fork of the Shenandoah River for forging in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Signal Knob
Peak
Photo: Jeff Coffman, CC BY 2.0.
Signal Knob is the northern peak of Massanutten Mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians with an elevation of 2,106 feet. It is located in George Washington National Forest in Shenandoah County and Warren County in Virginia. Signal Knob is situated 2½ miles north of Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strasburg and Toms Brook.
Strasburg
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover. It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and American Civil War history.
Toms Brook
Village
Photo: DwayneP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toms Brook is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The population was 258 at the 2010 census. Toms Brook is situated 6 miles west of Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area.
Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.92733° or 38° 55′ 38″ northLongitude
-78.32877° or 78° 19′ 44″ westElevation
738 feet (225 metres)Operator
George Washington National ForestOpen location code
87C3WMGC+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 356571536OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4757384Wikidata ID
Q49486405
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In Other Languages
“Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elizabeth’s Forge and Dilbeck.
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Highlights include High Peak and Shawl Gap.
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