The company store (right) is located between the cast house and the barn, central to the village. Workers were paid on the company books and could buy food and other goods they needed. The store’s items were competitively priced. This picture shows the front door. The steps on the right descend to the front of the cast house. The ironmaster’s house is on the far left, barely in view.This view of the company store (left) is taken from the alleyway connecting the charcoal shed to the filler hole at the top of the furnace. The barn is the building farther away in the center of the picture.Display at the company store of ore and limestone used in the furnace.Some typical items for sale at the company store.
