Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
When the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage opens in May and visitors admire the new visitor center at the state historic site, they can be grateful for the efforts of Beth Pfaffenbach....
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