#blacksmithing

#blacksmithing

Saratoga's history of blacksmithing extends to the 1800s; the first two blacksmiths in Saratoga were Henry Jarboe and James McWilliams. According to the Saratoga Historical Foundation, blacksmiths were essential in pioneer communities in the 1850s. They made and repaired tools for building and farming and smaller housewares for cooking and laundry, shod horses, repaired and even built wagons and carriages.