Eden
Eden Township, Marshall County, South Dakota, USA
Blacksmith Shop - Eden
from "Marshall County"
by the Marshall County Historical Society
©1979
pages 115 - 116
The Eden blacksmith shop was started by George and Anna Wurzinger
in a building purchased from Martin Opitz about 1920 and was
operated by them until George's death. According to history
Anna helped her husband in his shop and they repaired as many
as 17 wheels in one day. Anna would remove the rims and George
heated them using flax straw as the fuel. Then they would carry
the rims with tongs from the forge and straighten them out and
put them back on the wheel. Bolts were used to fasten them. A
lot of work was done in the early morning hours as it became
quite warm during the day from the heat and the heat in the
shop. The building is now owned by Terry Michlitsch and is used
to store boat, pickup and other materials. It still has a few
pieces of equipment left in it that were used by the Wurzingers.
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Last Modified:
October 12, 2002