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Mount Savage, Maryland: Old Coal Mining Town, Locomotive Manufacturer, 1st Iron Rail Made in the US!

July 1, 2024 Driving through old historic mining town, Mount Savage in Allegany County. Mount Savage was built as a company town and is at the base of the Big Savage Mountain in the Allegheny Mountains. The population as of the 2020 census is 733. The town produced coal, clay and brick. The first iron rail was pressed in Mount Savage and the Mount Savage Railroad was created in 1844. In the year 1854 the town built shops to manufacture and repair locomotives. ***There is a lot of awesome history about Mount Savage, Maryland. The video is short and does not in any way convey the historical significance of this town. The original furnace that pressed the first iron rail in the United States is located in Mount Savage in the historic district. Unfortunately, this is not captured in the video. If interested in the mining and manufacturing history, please check out the links below for more history. History on Mount Savage: ..."The Maryland and New York Iron and Coal Company was incorporated in 1837. This important company was established by an Englishman, Benjamin Howell, who was one of the many travelers along the National Road. The company built the Mount Savage Iron Works, which utilized the iron ore that was abundant in the Mount Savage area. Following the construction of blast furnaces in 1839, the company built the Mount Savage Railroad in 1844 to connect the town to Cumberland and with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). The company produced about 200 tons of iron a week in 1845.[8]: 3  The Mount Savage works was the only company in America to manufacture heavy railroad iron at that time. With the flourishing industry upon Mount Savage, clay, brick, coal and locomotives were also being manufactured and transported to neighboring towns and states by way of the new railroad system. The most prosperous coal mines were the Eckhart Mines, located southwest of Mount Savage, which produced bituminous coal. The Mount Savage railroad system became the main supplier to the B&O as well as the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. By 1852 the iron works was considered to be the largest in the United States.[10] By 1864, the Union Mining Company was established in Allegany County.[11] This company controlled most of the clay and brick exports. Little Mount Savage had officially grown into a legendary, American industrial center. The iron works faced competition from facilities in Pennsylvania and the Great Lakes region. The company's rolling mill was shut down in 1868 and the blast furnaces ceased operation c. 1870.[12] The brick works continued to operate successfully and became the principal industry in the town through the late 20th century.[11] The C&P Railroad acquired the Mount Savage Railroad in 1854 and built shops to manufacture locomotives and other rolling stock in Mount Savage in 1866. The railroad operated through the mid-20th century.[13]"..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_S... http://www.mountsavagehistoricalsocie... ******************** Mount Savage Iron Works History: http://www.mountsavagehistoricalsocie... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_S... #Maryland #mining #railway #mountains #jail #alongtheway #travel #timetraveler #locomotive #miningtown #oldchurch #oldhouse