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Salem Iron Works

Salem Iron Works

The Salem Iron Works were owned and operated by Constantine Hege, who began the business in 1867 from a small shed in Salem. By 1882 the business had grown and his engines, wood planers, saw mills, and woodworking machinery were in great demand. He erected this three-story building on Salt Street at a cost of $30,000. A group of boys sit on the hill in the foreground viewing the impressive industrial complex.

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created
c. 1890
creator
unknown
description
The Salem Iron Works were owned and operated by Constantine Hege, who began the business in 1867 from a small shed in Salem. By 1882 the business had grown and his engines, wood planers, saw mills, and woodworking machinery were in great demand. He erected this three-story building on Salt Street at a cost of $30,000. A group of boys sit on the hill in the foreground viewing the impressive industrial complex.
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s-28994
identifier
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/df14/ols_df14_01083.jpg, https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/df14/ols_df14_01083-th.jpg, https://hdl.handle.net/10339/16491
isPartOf
DF 14
isReferencedBy
ols_df14_01083
issued
c. 1890
publisher
Old Salem Museums and Gardens holds the rights to this image
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Old Salem Museums and Gardens holds rights to this photograph
rightsHolder
Old Salem Museums and Gardens
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
Salem Iron Works
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