The Museum of the Ironworker

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The Isabella Casting Shed

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Ironmaster’s Mansion

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The ca. 1786 Ironmaster’s Mansion at Catoctin Furnace is now a ruin. With new technology, CFHS is creating an immersive 3D Virtual Reality Tour (Digital Twin) and schematic floor plan. This Matterport infrared scan, which documents the existing site conditions, is the first step. When complete, this Digital Twin will serve as a powerful lens to orient and engage on-site as well as off-site audiences, allowing the viewer to move through the digitally reconstructed space. Funded by a HCWHA mini grant, CFHS is working with Aaron Rice of VRCOLAB on this exciting project.