A Fun Blacksmith Experience

✨This is an authentic replica of an 1897 blacksmith shop, filled with tools and equipment from over a century of blacksmithing history. ✨It’s quite interesting and great for bringing kids or anyone curious about traditional crafts. 💎The experience doesn’t take too long, but you get to see live forging demonstrations and listen to the blacksmith’s explanations—it’s engaging and far from boring. 💎During peak season, the forges are still operated by on-duty blacksmiths who create items for visitors and showcase how the shop worked back in the day. 🌸 In the 19th century, blacksmiths like Rich shoed horses, repaired wagons and carts, and made or fixed mining tools. 🌸I highly recommend listening to the blacksmith’s demonstrations and explanations—they’re clear, patient, and full of knowledge about forging techniques and how historical tools were used. 🔥Many of the tools and objects on display are vintage, well preserved, and full of character.The Old Blacksmith Shop is generally easy to find. #HistoricBlacksmith #Galena #TraditionalCraft