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Cumberland Furnace

Cumberland County · dedicated 1936 · Intersection of Route 47 with Manumuskin River near Cumberland - left hand side going toward Wildwood and · location approximate

About 1785, Eli Budd built a forge for manufacturing iron on the Manumuskin. About 1810, his son, Wesley Budd, built a blast furnace nearby. The business was carried on by several successors of the Budd's until about 1840.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: New Jersey Historical Commission

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