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Noble Furnace is an unincorporated community in Wythe County, Virginia, United States.[1] The community is located on Francis Mill Creek, near Hussy Mountain and Fry Hill, approximately 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Wytheville.[2] Noble Furnace is the location of a former iron furnace of the same name (also called the Irondale Furnace) constructed in 1880 or 1881.[3][4] The cold blast furnace was steam powered and its stack was constructed of stone.[5] The furnace was owned by the Norma Iron Company[6] and utilized primarily limestone ore[7] which was transported from nearby deposits to the furnace via tramway.[6]

Noble Furnace, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°48′33″N 81°05′48″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Wythe
Elevation	2,274 ft (693 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1493350[1]

References

"Noble Furnace". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
"The National Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
McCreath, Andrew Smith; D'Invilliers, Edward Vincent (1887). The New River-Cripple Creek mineral region of Virginia, Volume 144. Harrisburg Pub. Co. p. 109. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
Hall, Randal L. (2012). Mountains on the Market: Industry, the Environment, and the South. University Press of Kentucky. p. 89. ISBN 978-0813140469. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
McCreath 1884, p. 78.
McCreath 1884, p. 93.
McCreath 1884, p. 95.

Bibliography

McCreath, Andrew Smith (1884). The Mineral Wealth of Virginia, Tributary to the Lines of the Norfolk & Western & Shenandoah Valley Railroad Companies. L.S. Hart. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

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County seat: Wytheville
Towns	Rural Retreat Wytheville	Map of Virginia highlighting Wythe County
CDPs	Austinville Fort Chiswell Ivanhoe Max Meadows
Other communities	Barren Springs Bertha Blacklick Blessing Cripple Creek Crockett Eagle Furnace Groseclose Locust Hill Noble Furnace Patterson Petunia Poletown Rackettown Shupe Speedwell Star Cave Walton Furnace
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