Cumberland Furnace
Inscription
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.
Location
AddressIntersection of Route 47 with Manumuskin River near
Cumberland - left hand side going toward Wildwood and
Tuckahoe.
CityCentre Grove
CountyCumberland
StateNew Jersey
Coordinates39.379420, -75.128660
Sources
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