Lisbon in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Rebecca Furnace

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2020

1. Rebecca Furnace Marker

Inscription. Remains of the blast furnace that was built by Gideon Hughes who came to New Lisbon in 1807. A channel diverted from the middle fork of the Little Beaver turned an under- shot waterwheel behind the furnace. This powered a bellows which forced air into the stack containing a mixture of charcoal, limestone and kidney iron ore. The melted iron was collected behind the hearth dam and ladled out. The capacity was 2 tons per day and the fuel ratio was 200 bushels of charcoal per ton of iron. The melt sold for $90 a ton.

A great flood shut down operations in 1832.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 40° 46.783′ N, 80° 47.35′ W. Marker is in Lisbon, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It is on Furnace Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lisbon OH 44432, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern

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Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stone House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ohio's Oldest Brick Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); Columbiana County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civil War Naval Cannon (approx. 1.2 miles away); United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 1.2 miles away); Columbiana County Courthouse (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lincoln Highway (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lisbon.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2020

2. Rebecca Furnace Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2020

3. Rebecca Furnace Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2020

4. Rebecca Furnace Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2020

5. Rebecca Furnace Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2020

6. Rebecca Furnace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,694 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 5, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.