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Old Blacksmith Shop Museum, Dover-Foxcroft, ME

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Old Blacksmith Shop Museum

A preserved 19th-century rural forge on Dawes Road, run by the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, with much of its original equipment still in place.

Dawes Road · Dover-Foxcroft, ME

About Old Blacksmith Shop Museum

The Blacksmith Shop Museum sits on land that was among the first deeded parcels in the early town of Foxcroft. The land passed through many owners as settlers moved into the forest, and horse breeder Nicholas Chandler built the original shop in the 1860s. Henry Parsons, a blacksmith, later enlarged the building, and he was the last person to work the forge actively, from 1881 to 1905. The Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society took over the building in 1964 and repaired it with donated materials and volunteer labor. Visitors can see many original tools and furnishings, an ox-lifting device used for shoeing, and hands-on tools that children are invited to operate. The shop is typically open most days from Memorial Day through October.

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