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Built in 1878 in Dawt, Missouri, the blacksmith shop originally sat along the last shoals of the North Fork River before it forms Norfork Lake. In the 1890s the blacksmith was a "jack of all trades." He made shoes, harnesses, coffins and tools, and also did repair work on all farm items. Many of the old implements here will be of interest to visitors, as will be those in the next area, the coffin shop. In his spare time, the blacksmith made coffins for individuals who would then store them until they were needed. There were no funeral homes or insurance in those days, so the communities all took care of their own.
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