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Principio Furnace, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Notes:
Principio Furnace and village, Cecil County, Maryland, 4 mi/6.4 km NE of Havre de Grace, MD. The Principio Iron Works, part of the larger Principio Company, were started here in 1719 by Joseph Farmer with capital from England and an ironmaster, John England, who made it one of the most successful in the colonies by the 1740s, producing pig iron good enough to be sold in London. Thomas Russell, Jr., England’s successor, produced cannonballs for the Continental Army during the Revolution. The works, destroyed by the British in 1813, were rebuilt and produced iron until 1925. Part of the stone furnace still remains on the site and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Principio Company included not only this furnace, but also other works in Maryland and Virginia. This included the Accokeek or Potomac Ironworks on the land of George Washington's father, Augustine (north of Ferry Farm nr Fredericksburg, VA). This works was developed by England originally as a source of iron ore. But possibly as early as 1726 also included a cold blast charcoal furnace. Accokeek/Potomac served as the headquarters of the Principio Company until it was closed sometime in the mid 1750s.

Principio Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972

Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Rutter, Richard	Tuesday 31 July 1894	Principio Furnace, Cecil County, Maryland, USA	I449145	Veenkoloniale voorouders