It had its own blacksmith shop, sawmill, a sugar cane and molasses mule-drawn mill, and we didn't want to see that lost.

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Across the street from the Vereins Kirche, The Pioneer Museum showcases 10 other preserved buildings from the immigrant era, including a blacksmith shop, a one-room schoolhouse and a bathhouse.

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The county says Mr. Conway must rebuild or tear down his cabins, barn, kitchen, blacksmith shop and sawmill, and create a septic system before hosting any more classes and camps.

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They were followed by the World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shop Centre in Gretna Green and the capital's Royal Botanic Garden.

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Mr. Cooper, 54, is a blacksmith from Alabama who set up shop in the Raleigh area to make tools.

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