Jerrilynn Eby

"The book's chapters break Stafford county into regions, within which the estates are dealt with one by one tracing owners, construction and destruction, communities and traditions through the years."-- Cover.

This book covers the history of iron making, a major industry in Stafford County for nearly a century, with the focus on Accokeek Furnace and Rappahannock Forge. Genealogical information has been added for many of the people mentioned in the records of these two iron works.