Wilcox Iron Works
Inscription
Important source of
munitions during the
American Revolution,
operated occasionally since.
Furnace was 100 yards
southwest.
Location
AddressSR 1176 (Old US 421) at Mt. Vernon Springs
CountyChatham
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.667620, -79.425070
Sources
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