Stock Shed

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

1. Stock Shed Marker

Inscription. This building, known as the stock shed, was used primarily as a storage area for charcoal, the fuel used to reduce the raw iron to a molten state.

Erected by The Ohio Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Appalachian Iron Furnaces series list.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 3.376′ N, 82° 27.424′ W. Marker was in Buckeye Furnace, Ohio, in Jackson County. It could be reached from Buckeye Park Road. Marker is on the grounds of the Buckeye Furnace State Memorial, about 50 feet southeast of the furnace. The memorial is off Buckeye Park Road (Township Road 167). Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 123 Buckeye Park Road, Wellston OH 45692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was

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in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A different marker also named Stock Shed (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Stockyard (a few steps from this marker); Labor At Charcoal Iron Furnace (a few steps from this marker); Shipment Of Iron (a few steps from this marker); Engine House (a few steps from this marker); Limestone (within shouting distance of this marker); Casting (within shouting distance of this marker); Charcoal (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buckeye Furnace.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stockyard (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced by the linked marker.

Also see . . . Buckeye Furnace State Memoral.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

2. Stock Shed Marker

Reconstructed Stock Shed in background, along with Stockyard marker.

Ohio State Parks website entry (Submitted on January 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Stock Shed Photo on Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

3. Stock Shed Photo on Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 792 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.