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JOHN WINTHROP JR, BLAST FURNACE

JOHN WINTHROP, JR. BLAST FURNACE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN HISTORICAL LANDMARK BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF METALS

IN 1644,JOHN WINTHROP JR, BUILT THE FIRST COMMERCIAL BLAST IRON FURNACE IN AMERICA AT QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE IT PRODUCED IRON FROM BOG ORE DUG FROM THE BOTTOM OF BROOKS AND SWAMPS.                                    1980
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