Bloomery is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Hampshire County in the
U.S. state
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of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
. Bloomery is located along the Bloomery Pike (
West Virginia Route 127
West Virginia Route 127 is an east–west state highway located in northeast West Virginia. The western terminus is at West Virginia Route 29 near Forks of Cacapon in Hampshire County. The eastern terminus is at the Virginia state line wes ...
), northwest of
Winchester,
Virginia
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. According to the
2000 census, the Bloomery community has a population of 321.
Bloomery was named for its one-time importance as a center of
bloomeries for
iron
Iron () is a chemical element with Symbol (chemistry), symbol Fe (from la, Wikt:ferrum, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 element, group 8 of the periodic table. It is, Abundanc ...
smelting. The first of Bloomery's
iron furnaces was constructed in 1770. In 1814, a
post office
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was established here.
Historic sites
With the exception of the past two decades, the majority of Bloomery's residences were constructed prior to the
American Civil War
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.
*Bloomery Grist Mill (c. 1800), Bloomery Pike (WV Route 127)
*Bloomery Presbyterian Church (1825), Bloomery Pike (WV Route 127)
*Bloomery School, Sandy Hollow Road (County Route 45/1)
*Fawcett House ("The Old Stone House"), Bloomery Pike (WV Route 127)
*Hatch House, Smokey Hollow Road (County Route 6)
*Old Bloomery Iron Furance, Bloomery Pike (WV Route 127)
References
External links
Bloomery Was an Industrial Village
Unincorporated communities in Hampshire County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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