Sligo, MO: Sligo Furnace Co. and Frisco Branch

(Satellite, most of the town has been erased)

The Salem Branch of the Frisco added 21 photos with the comment:

Sligo was a company town built to support a massive iron furnace on the bank of Crooked Creek in northern Dent County, Missouri. The furnace was in operation from 1881-1921. After the closure of Sligo Furnace Company in 1921, the town was almost entirely demolished. Very few original structures remain in the beautiful Sligo valley today. 

Here is a collection of the best Sligo pictures I’ve gotten ahold of. Some have been posted before, but I wanted to get them all onto one post! Enjoy!

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