Thomas Cook was a blacksmith at the top of his game in 1880. His shop sat 14 miles northwest of Denton near present-day Bolivar. Born in 1840, Cook was freed from slavery when he was 25 years old. He ...

Remains of 19th century tools used by blacksmith Tom Cook, a former slave, in Denton County, Texas. TxDOT recently uncovered the artifacts prior to the start of a farm-to-market road project. When the ...

WASHINGTON — On a 98-degree afternoon, the heat inside the Blacksmith Shop at Historic Washington State Park is scorching enough to drive a couple of the tourists outside before the smithy finishes ...

When archaeologists uncovered a 19th-century blacksmith shop owned by an African American community leader named Tom Cook in northwestern Denton County, they did not just contact his ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD (WWLP) – High school students had the chance to try their hand at 19th-century trades like blacksmithing, sewing, and open-hearth cooking. Students in grades 7th through 11th were ...

Want to live in an historic blacksmith shop? “The Craigville Forge,” located Blooming Grove, might be your ticket. The home, at 828 Craigville Road (it has a Chester address) was a 19th century ...

As crowds watch, Peter Perkins forges metal the 19th century way at the fair’s Cracker Country. Sue Carlton is a former urban affairs reporter. The words "Tampa Bay Times" written in a Gothic font The ...