Moratock Park Explained

Moratock Iron Furnace
Location:	On the Dan River in Danbury, North Carolina, just off Hwy 89.
Coordinates:	36.4075°N -80.1997°W
Added:	July 30, 1974
Refnum:	74001376

Moratock Park is a public park in Danbury, North Carolina that includes the site of Moratock Iron Furnace. Union cavalry, under the command of George Stoneman, destroyed most of the original foundryworks while conducting raids through the area in 1865 during the American Civil War.^{[1] [2]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Further reading

• Berrier, Kyle A. Around Walnut Cove and Danbury: Kyle A. Berrier. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2014.
• "North Carolina: Stoneman's Raid", Civil War Traveler, 2009.

External links

• Map showing Stoneman's raid and Moratock in PDF format

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Carolina:Stoneman's Raid. 2009-04-23. Civil War Traveler.
2. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit Staff. Moratock Iron Furnace. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1974. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-05-01.