The Blacksmith and his wife offered vital services to the community. She
served as a midwife and he as a skilled smith, forging tools, repairing
wagons and wheels, shoeing horses, and even occasionally pulling a
neighbor’s tooth. While the Blacksmith’s House (6), a 2-room frame structure, features original colors and trim inside, the Blacksmith’s Shop (6a) has been reproduced according to a photograph. The Blacksmith’s homestead includes his wife’s Herb Garden (6b) and Shed (6c),
in which she grew and dried her midwifery supplies, and a Privy. Today,
items forged in the shop can be purchased at the Mercantile and Gift
Shop.