Licking Furnace/Iron Made in Kentucky Marker

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Newport in Campbell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Licking Furnace/Iron Made in Kentucky

By P. A. Miller, May 14, 2009

1. Licking Furnace/Iron Made in Kentucky Marker

Inscription. Built three blocks east in 1859 by Swift's Iron and Steel Works. As rebuilt in 1869, it was 65 feet high, with a maximum diameter inside of 16 feet. Its annual capacity was 17,000 tons of iron, using Connellsville coke as fuel. Iron mostly converted to steel at same works. Furnace ceased operating by 1888. See over.

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A major producer since 1791, Ky. ranked 3rd in US in 1830s, 11th in 1965. Charcoal timber, native ore, limestone supplied material for numerous furnaces making pig iron, utensils, and munitions throughout the northern and western portions of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Old charcoal furnace era ended by depletion of ore and timber and the growth of railroads. See over.

Erected by Kentucky Historical Society - Kentucky Department of Highways.

Location. 39° 5.345′ N, 84° 30.045′ W. Marker is in Newport, Kentucky, in Campbell County. Marker is on West 5th Street (Kentucky Route 8), in the median. Click for map. Located on the triangle formed by the split of West 4th and West 5th Streets. Marker is in this post office area: Newport KY 41071, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Civil War Fortifications (approx. 0.4 miles away); John A. Roebling Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Cincinnati Reds (approx. 0.7 miles away in Ohio); Joe Nuxhall (approx. 0.7 miles away in Ohio); Frank Robinson (approx. ¾ mile away in Ohio); Ernie Lombardi (approx. ¾ mile away in Ohio); Ted Kluszewski (approx. ¾ mile away in Ohio); Bicentennial Commons at Sawyer Point (approx. ¾ mile away in Ohio).

By P. A. Miller, May 14, 2009

2. Licking Furnace/Iron Made in Kentucky Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 3, 2011, by P. A. Miller of Richmond, California. This page has been viewed 152 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2011, by P. A. Miller of Richmond, California. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.