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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: April 16, 2019
Caption: Olive Furnace and Marker
Additional Description: The white sign reads, “Historic Mt. Olive Charcoal Iron Furnace. Built in 1846 by John Campbell and others • Produces 16 tons of pig iron per day • A wooden casting house extended from the front of the stack, a charging house sat above the stack and a steam engine house sat to the left of the stack • The grounds once included a blacksmith shop, stock yard, hot blast system and ore burners • Listed on the National Register of Historic Places • Was in integral stop on the Underground Railroad. Due to the Instability of the structure: Climbing on the stack/arch/retaining wall and going inside the furnace are STRICTLY PROHIBITED • Removing ANYTHING from a Historic Site is PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW.
Submitted: April 22, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p471437
File Size: 19.802 Megabytes

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