Iron Furnace Interpretive Center

Site Owners: Town of Franconia
Address: Rte 18, Main St, PO Box 169
Franconia, NH 03580

Contact: Jewell Friedman, Curator
823-5000 museum@franconiaheritage.org
Website: www.franconiaheritage.org

Description: Visitors can see a scale model of the furnace and the shed that enclosed it. Also on display at the Interpretive Center are an ore cart, stove, kettles and tools, as well as panels explaining the process.

The 32' granite octagonal stone stack that is visible on the far bank of the Gale River in Franconia is all that remains of a 200-year-old iron smelter shown on an 1805 map of Franconia. The stone furnace is on private property.

Hours: Always Open. Self-guided.
Admission: by donation

Directions: I-93, Exit 38S, 38N to Route 18. Right 1/2 mile on Route 18.