Fulenwider developed one of the earliest methods of making pig iron with the charcoal process .
High Shoals was the location of the High Shoals Iron Works , founded by Swiss - born John Fulenwider in about 1795 .
John Fulenwider developed one of the earliest methods of making pig iron with the charcoal process .
High Shoals was the location of the High Shoals Iron Works , founded by Swiss - born John Fulenwider in about 1795 .