Near Shasta Lake in Shasta County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Heroult Electric Arc Furnace

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 25, 2013

1. Heroult Electric Arc Furnace Marker

Inscription. ASM International - The Materials Information Society - has designated Heroult Electric Arc Furnace an Historical Landmark. In 1907, at Shasta County, the first electric arc furnace in the western hemisphere was utilized for the direct production of iron from this area’s indigenous resources of magnetite (Fe3O4), charcoal, limestone, and hydro electricity. It operated at the town of Herouit, CA, named in honor of the furnace inventor Paul Herouit of France (who assisted in the installation). The town site, located at the Pitt and McCloud rivers, was subsequently submerged by the rising waters behind Shasta Dam in 1945.

Erected 1998 by ASM International.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the ASM International Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 40° 42.941′ N, 122° 24.958′ W. Marker is near Shasta Lake, California, in Shasta County. It is on Shata Dam Boulevard (California Route 151), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:

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16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake CA 96019, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Shasta Cascade.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneers Who “Held the Ribbons” (approx. 5.6 miles away); Stone Turnpike Memorial Freeway (approx. 7½ miles away); Diestelhorst Auto Camp / Reid’s Ferry (approx. 8.6 miles away); Pioneer Baby's Grave (approx. 8.9 miles away); Shasta Union High School War Memorial (approx. 8.9 miles away); Coyle-Foster Barn (approx. 8.9 miles away); The Coyle-Foster Barn in its Heyday (approx. 9 miles away); Gallows (approx. 9 miles away).

More about this marker. This marker is located at the eastern

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 25, 2013

2. Heroult Electric Arc Furnace Marker

end of Shasta Dam.

Also see . . . Marker Dedication. On September 25, 1999, at Shasta Dam in California, and before a group of about 50 people including four members of the Héroult family, a plaque was unveiled to pay tribute to the submerged town of Heroult and to the man after whom the town was named. The plaque is placed in a location where it can be seen by the 100,000 people that visit the dam each year. (Submitted on December 6, 2013.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,153 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 20, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.