Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fueling The Furnace

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 26, 2020

1. Fueling The Furnace Marker

Inscription. For 6 to 9 months a year, the Iron Furnace was "in blast." These quiet hills came alive with the sounds of axes and picks, horses and wagons, and the shouts of hardworking men-24 hours a day,7 days a week! A blast furnace requires large . quantities of locally harvested raw materials-charcoal, limestone, and iron ore. Like spokes on a wheel, roads and trails crossed the hills and creeks, all leading to this site of the Iron Furnace village. Every hour, "fillers” hauled 74 bushels of charcoal, 500 pounds of limestone, and 1,500 pounds of iron ore across the bridge and into the furnace. The furnace yielded 9 tons of pig iron every 24 hours.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 37° 29.95′ N, 88° 19.667′ W. Marker is in Elizabethtown, Illinois, in Hardin County. It is on County Road 750E 0.1 miles north of County Road 12, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elizabethtown IL 62931, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt

and in Shawnee Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Community Comes Alive (here, next to this marker); Illinois Iron Furnace (a few steps from this marker); The Elizabethtown First Baptist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); You Are Not Forgotten (approx. 3.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Welcome to the Historic Rose Hotel Bed and Breakfast (approx. 3.9 miles away); Anna Bixby Trail/Historic Rose Hotel (approx. 3.9 miles away); Fluorite Mining (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethtown.

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 26, 2020

2. Fueling The Furnace Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 26, 2020

3. The Furnace

Additional nearby plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, January 26, 2020

4. Additional nearby plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 1, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.