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Coalbrookdale and the Iron Bridge (1709–79)

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1709 / 1779 — Abraham Darby smelts iron at Coalbrookdale using coke in place of charcoal. Seventy years later, his grandson’s works cast the Iron Bridge over the Severn, the first major bridge built of iron.

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Turning point
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Steam power, coal and iron (chapter 3 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Coalbrookdale and the Iron Bridge (1709–79), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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