Ironton in Lawrence County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Hanging Rock Iron Region
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The Blast Furnaces of Lawrence County
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2012
1. The Hanging Rock Iron Region Marker (front)
The Hanging Rock Iron Region
To furnish the needs of the early settlers, then to furnish ordnance for a nation at war, and finally to furnish merchant iron to the steel mills, 100 iron producing blast furnaces were built within these 1,800 square miles of the lower coal measures to become known as the Hanging Rock Region.
Lawrence County, centrally located within the Region, had 23 blast furnaces constructed between 1826 and 1909.
The Blast Furnaces of Lawrence County
1. Union 2. Pine Grove 3. Aetna 4. Vesuvius 5. Buckhorn 6. Mt. Vernon 7. Hecla 8. Lawrence 9. La Grange 10. Centre 11. Olive 12. Washington 13. Oak Ridge 14. Pioneer 15. Monitor 16. Belfont 17. Grant 18. Etna-Alice 19. Etna-Blanche 20. Maggie 21. Sarah 22. Hamilton 23. Ironton
Erected 1973 by The Lawrence County Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-44.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Appalachian Iron Furnaces, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Kyova Tri-State Region. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern 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 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 marker: George R. Patterson (D) (a few steps from this marker); Replica of the Statue of Liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); This Cornerstone From Old Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawrence County Viet-Nam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawrence County Veterans Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ironton - Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade (about 300 feet away); Unger's Shoes (about 700 feet away); High Water Mark (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ironton.
Also see . . .
1. A Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio (1916). Internet Archive website entry (Submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Hanging Rock Ohio Furnaces. The Lawrence register website entry (Submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2012
2. The Blast Furnaces of Lawrence County Marker (back)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2012
3. The Hanging Rock Iron Region / The Blast Furnaces of Lawrence County Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2012
4. Model Blast Furnace and Lawrence County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,146 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
