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Articles of interest


Updated Biography of Henry Law Watts
ORIGINS Historical Research Donald E. Watts E - ORIGINS@frontier.com H - 304-725-0571 C - 304-676-7034 Updates by Lee Liles Here is...


The Children's Gift To Longfellow
Published in the September 2001 Issue of Anvil Magazine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic poem, "The Village Blacksmith," has stood as...


Consider A Shoeing Body As A Long-Term Investment
Reprinted with permission from the American Farriers Journal. Original article can be found here: https://www.americanfarriers.com/articl...


The Ultimate Blacksmith Shop
Photography by Lee Liles reproduced by permission of Anvil Magazine, January 1998 Issue


"The World's Greatest Horseshoer"
This article appeared in the December 1987 issue of American Farriers Journal. At the time, Peter Drake and Charlie Helton were both...
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