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Noble Furnace, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Noble Furnace, Virginia is located in Virginia
Noble Furnace, Virginia
Noble Furnace, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Noble Furnace, Virginia is located in the United States
Noble Furnace, Virginia
Noble Furnace, Virginia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Virginia
County Wythe
Elevation
2,274 ft (693 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1493350

Noble Furnace is an unincorporated community in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The community is located on Francis Mill Creek near Hussy Mountain and Fry Hill approximately 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south of Wytheville. Noble Furnace is the location of a former iron furnace of the same name (also called the Irondale Furnace) constructed in 1880 or 1881. The cold blast furnace was steam powered and its stack was constructed of stone. The furnace was owned by the Norma Iron Company and utilized primarily limestone ore which was transported from nearby deposits to the furnace via tramway.

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