Near Cadiz in Trigg County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Stacker Furnace ⎯⎯⎯ Iron Made in Kentucky
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021
1. Stacker Furnace Marker side
Inscription.
Stacker Furnace, also, Iron Made in Kentucky. .
Stacker Furnace. Also called Olive Landing and Line Island, was built here by William Ewing and French Rayburn in 1845-46, and was afterward owned by Samuel Stacker. It had a steam-powered air blast. Using ore from deposits nearby and locally made charcoal fuel, it produced pig iron at intervals until 1856, when it was finally abandoned. See the other side.,
Iron Made in Kentucky. 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, munitions in the Hanging Rock, Red River, Between Rivers, Rolling Fork, Green River regions. Charcoal-furnace era ended in 1880s with depletion of ore and timber and use of modern methods. Over.
Stacker Furnace
Also called Olive Landing and Line Island, was built here by William Ewing and French Rayburn in 1845-46, and was afterward owned by Samuel Stacker. It had a steam-powered air blast. Using ore from deposits nearby and locally made charcoal fuel, it produced pig iron at intervals until 1856, when it was finally abandoned. See the other side.
Iron Made in Kentucky
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, munitions in the Hanging Rock, Red River, Between Rivers, Rolling Fork, Green River regions. Charcoal-furnace era ended in 1880s with depletion of ore and timber and use of modern methods. Over.
Erected 1970 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1367.)
Marker is near Cadiz, Kentucky, in Trigg County. It is at the intersection of Linton Road (Kentucky Route 164) and Majestic Drive/Ferry Landing Road, on the right when traveling south on Linton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6904 Linton Road, Cadiz KY 42211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, and specifically in the Upper South. 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 Antebellum South.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 14, 2021
3. Stacker Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky Marker
Marker is difficult to see; it is just to the right of the yellow curve sign.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
