Record #:

5198

Author(s):

Harpe, Jason L.

Abstract:

North Carolina had a viable iron industry in the 19th-century. Lincoln County was a thriving center for this industry, and by 1810 could boast six iron-making operations. Harpe describes the industry's rise, the men instrumental in it, and reasons it declined.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 40 Issue 2, Spring 2001, p29-31, il

Subject(s):

Lincoln County--History; Iron industry and trade--Lincoln County