​19048 Senedo Road
Edinburg, Virginia 22824
Last updated on April 2, 2024
Directions from Cemetery at Lantz Mill to site 19: 
  • Head north on Union Forge Church Rd
  • In 800 feet turn right onto Stover Creek Rd 
  • In 400 feet turn left onto Stoney Creek Rd
  • In 3.4 miles turn right onto Senedo Rd
Like the Catherine Furnace and the Liberty Furnace, Columbia Furnace produced pig iron in the Shenandoah Valley. A small community of workers bloomed after new ownership expanded operations in 1808. The furnace took hard hits during the American Civil War but remained operating. Black workers at Columbia Furnace were subjected to the same racially motivated attacks opposing the hiring of Black workers by local racists. The same compromise was met and impacted the Black furnace workers' financial stability. After the race riot, racial tension still brewed in the area, and the local press supported the elimination of the entire black workforce. Numerous Black residents were pushed out of the community to seek new employment. The Colombia Furnaces shut down in 1886. 
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