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Cumberland Furnace Iron Plantation

Cumberland Furnace Iron Plantation is a Tennessee historical marker in Dickson County.

5395 Highway 48 North

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One mile west, James Robertson purchased land in 1793 to build the first iron works west of the Cumberlands. In 1804, Montgomery Bell bought it and during the War of 1812 supplied Gen. Jackson's army with cannon shot. From 1825 to 1863, A. W. Vanleer was the owner. The furnace was operated by the Warner Iron Company from 1899 until 1938. In 1942, the last iron was made at the furnace when it was briefly reopened by Rogers Caldwell, President of the Cumberland Iron Company. In September 1988, the Cumberland Furnace Historic Village was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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