DNA of enslaved iron workers in Maryland reveals links to over 40,000 relatives
WASHINGTON — Not far from Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland, lies the remnants of an iron forge called Catoctin Furnace founded in the late 18th century, an important site for understanding the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in early U.S. history.…
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