Talk:Elkridge Furnace

This article needs serious work
There are a great many things that are factually incorrect about this article.

First and foremost, it conflates the Elkridge Furnace with the forge at Avalon. The Furnace was east of the current Elkridge Furnace Inn, opposite the point where Race Rd. ends on Furnace Ave. The Avalon forge was upstream at what is now the foot of Gun Road in the Avalon Area of Patapsco Valley State Park.

Here's a map showing the locations.

Second, it doesn't recognize the difference between a furnace, which is used to produce pig iron, and a forge, which is used to produce useful items like wire, nails, tools, etc. from pig iron.

Third, the Elkridge Furnace Inn (which is at the site of the furnace, not at Avalon) was not built as an inn. It was originally the owner's residence, and later the company store. It's only been an inn since the early 1980s. The Maryland Historic Trust has some documentation on the history of this site.

My source for this information is "The Patapsco River Valley" by Henry K. Sharp, ISBN 0-938420-74-7 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.140.129.74 (talk) 01:30, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Cleanup
I have placed a cleanup tag on this article because to my mind it reads more like something you might read in a tourist brochure rather than an encyclopedia entry. I was concerned that it could have been copied from somewhere, although following a quick Google search, I haven't found anything to support this. If I am wrong then please accept my apologies and remove the tag. Paul20070 18:26, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment
A complement! Must read good if you think I copied it! Not copied, Lengthy Research! It is a side product of my other Research on Elkridge Landing that I couldn't find in one place.


 * It is a good article and well researched, so I've removed the cleanup tag. Paul20070 19:05, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

It's a mess
This article needs a complete overhaul.--Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 22:29, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

Elkridge Furnace Complex
There is an existing article Elkridge Furnace Complex about the same place. Unlike this article it is a clean article and has the information about its listing with the National Register of Historic Places. Since that was the name established for the article, I am sorting through to find out what can be moved over to the EFC article.

I've moved over the little bits of information that was properly cited... and am staring to work on finding out what information can be gleaned from the external links:
 * Maryland Archives - 1733, Vol. 75, Page 419, Lib., B.L.C., fol. 70.- Jansen-Town
 * Maryland Archives - Volume 75, Page 681 - Bacon's Laws of Maryland - Iron-Works
 * Maryland Archives - 1719, Lib. LL. #4. fol. 445.- Iron Works Establishment
 * Maryland Archives: Will of Dr. James Walker - Liber 30, folio 761
 * Baltimore County Legacy Web - Avalon
 * Maryland Archives - Bodys Adventure
 * Maryland Archives - Slitting Mill
 * Maryland Archives - Dorsey-Whetcroft
 * Maryland Archives - Avalon Incorporated - Session Laws, 1822, CHAPTER 199., Passed Feb.18, 1823., Volume 627, Page 123
 * Maryland Archives - Earth thrown in Patapsco, LAWS OF MARYLAND. 1753 CHAPTER 27., Volume 141, Page 101
 * Elkridge Landing 1860 Map
 * Various Sites - Iron Head Ned
 * ironfurnaces.com
 * 1860 Patapsco Flood

I am going to set the article page as a redirect to Elkridge Furnace Complex.

Any comments, words of encouragement or suggestions are appreciated.-- CaroleHenson  ( talk ) 00:30, 26 January 2014 (UTC)