Blacksmith Shop-Sauer Beckmann Farm

The Blacksmith Shop is a critical part of this living farm.

NPS Photo / Jack Burton

Quick Facts

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Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site

While the Blacksmith Shop is a reconstruction, it is time-period appropriate, and many local farms had similar structures at the turn of the twentieth century. This is the only building not original to the farm site.

At the time, farmers were able to purchase items from general stores in Fredericksburg or from the Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog. However, many folks were self-sufficient and made as much as possible at home. Using a coal-fueled fire, tools could often be repaired and sometimes produced. Having a shop like this could turn a broken tool into a new one!