On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.3 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
This area of the furnace complex, known as the "bridge loft” or “charging house,” spanned the distance between the cliff
and the top of the furnace and provided access to the “tunnel head.” The tunnel head was the . . . — — Map (db m166686) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (Local Road 167) at Buckeye Road (Local Road 165), on the left when traveling south on Buckeye Park Road. Reported missing.
Buckeye Furnace was the second charcoal-fueled iron furnace to be built along Raccoon Creek. The furnace, constructed in 1851 by Thomas Price, was financed by Newkirk, Daniels and Company under the name of Buckeye Furnace Company. In its early . . . — — Map (db m158814) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
Buckeye Furnace was the second charcoal-fueled iron furnace to be built along Raccoon Creek. The furnace,
constructed in 1851 by Thomas Price, was financed by Newkirk, Daniels, and Company under the name of
Buckeye Furnace Company. In its early . . . — — Map (db m166682) HM
On Buckeye Road (County Road 165) 0.1 miles east of Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167), on the right when traveling east.
The covered bridge era in America was from the nineteenth century. The last covered bridge
of this period was built by the State of Ohio in Vinton County in 1919, Bridges were enclosed
to protect the wooden structural parts and decks from rain . . . — — Map (db m166684) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
The production of charcoal began in the forests surrounding the furnace. The first step occurred when woodcutters felled the trees that would be used
to make charcoal. Because each ton of iron produced required six cords of wood, the forests . . . — — Map (db m166688) HM
Near Buckeye Park Road (County Route 167) north of Buckeye Road (County Route 165), on the left when traveling north.
When the Civil War began in 1861, the industrial capacity of the Northern states was more developed than the South. The Union's industrialization was essential to its victory over the Confederacy. Buckeye Furnace was one of the facilities that . . . — — Map (db m166680) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
The conversion of iron ore into molten iron required
very high temperatures. To raise the temperature,
compressed air was pumped into the furnace (1).
A steam engine located in this building
provided the power needed to compress
the air . . . — — Map (db m166678) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.1 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
Because furnaces were often located in isolated areas, new communities usually sprang up around them.
Each community had a store, a church, a school, and dwellings to house the workers and their families.
•
Each furnace had its own school . . . — — Map (db m166685) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (Local Road 167) at Buckeye Road (Local Road 165) on Buckeye Park Road. Reported permanently removed.
Charcoal iron production in Ohio was centered in the Hanging Rock Region, a geographic area extending from Hocking County to the Ohio River and including portions of northern Kentucky. The region encompassed an 1800 square mile area that was rich . . . — — Map (db m26428) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) just north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the left when traveling north.
Charcoal iron production in Ohio was centered in the Hanging Rock Region, a geographic area that extends from Hocking County to the Ohio River and includes portions of northern Kentucky. The region encompassed a 1,800 square mile area that was . . . — — Map (db m158856) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
Work at an iron furnace, like most nineteenth century industrial jobs,
was low paying, uncertain, and dangerous. Most furnaces operated
at the edge of bankruptcy and, because nearly all were small-scale
operations, they could not weather the . . . — — Map (db m166676) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
An old limestone quarry, with stone used for fluxing, Jackson Furnace, Jackson County.
Limestone was another basic ingredient used in the iron-making process. Because of the difficulty
in transporting the heavy stone long distances, it was . . . — — Map (db m166687) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the left when traveling north.
The iron-making process required three basic ingredients: iron ore, charcoal, and limestone. When mixed in proper amounts and
subjected to intense heat in the furnace, these ingredients combined to produce molten iron and a waste material called . . . — — Map (db m166690) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (Local Route 167), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Teamsters regularly delivered and picked up materials at Buckeye Furnace. The value of raw materials, such as iron ore and limestone, purchased by the furnace, as well as the pig iron to be shipped to buyers, had to be determined by weighing each . . . — — Map (db m26501) HM
Near Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) at Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
Teamsters regularly delivered and picked up materials at Buckeye Furnace. Each load of raw materials that the furnace purchased, and pig iron produced was weighed. Scales were used to weigh the wagons that transported the raw materials and pig iron. . . . — — Map (db m158854) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Buckeye Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
The shipment of pig iron was
a continual problem at Buckeye
Furnace. When Buckeye Furnace
was constructed, the owners
planned to ship the iron on small
boats down the Little Raccoon
Creek. After unpredictable water
levels in the stream made . . . — — Map (db m166677) HM
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. — — Map (db m26515) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Ridgeland Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling east.
The stock shed was used primarily as a storage area for charcoal, which was the fuel used to reduce raw iron to a molten state.
[Caption:]
Monroe Furnace in Jackson County was the largest blast furnace in southeastern Ohio, . . . — — Map (db m158849) HM
This area of the furnace complex was known as the stockyard. Here the raw materials were delivered, stockpiled, sorted and graded.
When Buckeye Furnace was operating, this area bustled with activity as teamsters delivered and unloaded their . . . — — Map (db m26585) HM
On Buckeye Park Road (County Road 167) 0.2 miles north of Ridgeland Road (County Road 165), on the right when traveling north.
The upper area of the furnace complex was known as the stockyard. Here, the raw materials were delivered, stockpiled, sorted, and graded.
When Buckeye Furnace was operating, this area bustled with activity as teamsters delivered and unloaded . . . — — Map (db m158852) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In memory and honor of the brave men of Jackson County who answered their country's call that liberty and justice might not perish from the earth. — — Map (db m209752) WM
On Portsmouth Street at Main Street (Ohio Route 93), on the right when traveling south on Portsmouth Street.
53rd O.V.I. Regiment The 53rd Ohio Volunteer Regiment was mustered into service at Camp Diamond, north of Jackson, during the first year of the
Civil War. Men recruited from the counties of Athens, Gallia,
Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, . . . — — Map (db m225384) HM
On Main Street north of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north.
Commercial Apple Orchards in Jackson County. The first commercial apple orchards were established in Jackson
County in the late nineteenth century, although legend has it that
Johnny Appleseed planted the first apple trees here around . . . — — Map (db m123685) HM
Near Salem Road (County Road 176) 0.5 miles west of State Route 124, on the left when traveling west.
In memory of
the Unknown Confederate Soldiers
who served under
General John Hunt Morgan
and died July 17, 1863
at the Battle of Berlin Heights
Berlin Crossroads, Ohio — — Map (db m212252) WM
On East Main Street (Ohio Route 93) west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
The advanced guard of Brigadier General John Hunt
Morgan's Confederate raiders arrived in Jackson about
9:30 pm on July 16, 1863, and found a tree barricade
near the Isham House on Main Street defended by old
men and boys. Local militia forces . . . — — Map (db m108267) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served honorably in our armed forces, when called on and needed. To those who gave their lives, and to those who came home. We dedicate this with reverence and pride. — — Map (db m209750) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Portsmouth Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Jackson County Veterans Memorial dedicated Veterans Day November 11, 2014 In memory of those who served in the United States Armed Forces and those who lost their lives defending freedom.
Civil War Veterans K.I.A.
Pvt Joseph Abrams • . . . — — Map (db m209784) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
•Established Ohio’s System of Two-Year & Technical Colleges
• Former President of the American Athletic Union “AAU”
• Increased state support for medical education
• “Jim Rhodes is the fastest wit I’ve ever met.” . . . — — Map (db m123814) HM
On Broadway Street, 0.5 miles west of U.S. 35, on the left when traveling west.
Side A: James Cemetery
Major John James (1772-1854) established James Cemetery in 1828 on and around a Native American mound that is the only significant ancient mound remaining in the city of Jackson. The mound is about 70 feet in diameter . . . — — Map (db m24758) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Side A: John Wesley Powell (1834-1902)
Scientist and explorer of the American West, John Wesley Powell moved from New York to Jackson with his family in 1838 and lived here until 1846. He developed an early interest in geology from his tutor . . . — — Map (db m24762) HM
On Columbia Street at South Street, on the left when traveling south on Columbia Street.
McKinley Park. William McKinley was the 25th President of the
United States. Following McKinley’s assassination
in 1901, the Village of Jackson dedicated this
triangle of land as a park in his honor. Earlier
in the nineteenth century, a . . . — — Map (db m123234) HM
On Water Street just south of East Brown Street, on the right when traveling north.
An important part of Salt Lick Village is its Post Office. In 1804 the first U.S. Post Office, in what is now Jackson, was opened here. Its name was "Salt Lick". It remained so until the settlement was renamed Jackson in 1817. The trailer, now the . . . — — Map (db m209787) HM
On Water Street just south of East Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
The McCoy Cabin was presented to the Jackson Historical Society by Elaine McCoy. It had been originally constructed on her farm in Hamilton Township in the first part of the 19th century. The cabin was moved in 2015 and is now completed. The . . . — — Map (db m209785) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93), on the left when traveling east.
Side A:
The Scioto Salts Licks, located in and around Jackson, is an area where naturally occurring salt water, known as brine, flowed to the surface as a salt-water spring. It is known that the spring existed since the Pleistocene Ice Age . . . — — Map (db m24767) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Portsmouth Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Side A: Trails
Plunging herds of buffalo seeking salt licks and grazing lands wore trails through the Ohio Country when it was an Indian no-man's land. Later, Indians found the same trails suitable for their needs. The tawny paths were . . . — — Map (db m24768) HM
On Park Road (Local Route 224) 0.4 miles west of Raysville Road, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
On the flat surface of this rock is one of the finest examples of prehistoric Indian petroglyphs or craved writings in Ohio. These figures are carved on an exposed portion of the black Hand Sandstone bedrock which underlies much of east-central . . . — — Map (db m165764) HM
On Park Road (Local Highway 224) 0.4 miles west of Raysville Road, on the left when traveling west.
This shelter covers a small group of petroglyphs, or rock
carvings, cut into the flat sandstone surface by prehistoric
Indians. This group of petroglyphs includes about 40 figures
representing animals, humans, and other unidentified
images. . . . — — Map (db m166702) HM
On Park Road (Local Highway 224) 0.4 miles west of Raysville Road (Local Highway 29), on the right when traveling east.
This shelter covers a small group of petroglyphs,
or rock carvings, cut into the flat sandstone
surface by the ancestors of American Indians
around 1,000 years ago. The symbols engraved
here include about 40 figures representing
animals, humans . . . — — Map (db m166704) HM
On Park Road (Local Highway 224) 0.4 miles west of Raysville Road (Local Highway 29), on the right when traveling east.
We cannot know for certain the meaning of the symbols,
but it's possible they tell a story that was important to the
ancient people who once lived here. The most iconic image
on the panel is the human head with deer antlers and bird's
feet, . . . — — Map (db m166703) HM
On Park Road (Local Highway 224) 0.4 miles west of Raysville Road (Local Highway 29), on the right when traveling east.
One of the finest examples of ancient petroglyphs in Ohio
is engraved on the exposed rock protected by the shelter
house. Ancestors of American Indians carved these figures
onto this outcrop of the Sharon Sandstone bedrock.
This sandstone is . . . — — Map (db m166701) HM
On North Front Street (Ohio Route 93) at Madison Street (Ohio Route 279), on the right when traveling north on North Front Street.
Air Force
Robert J. Carney •
Terry D. Hughes •
Todd Lewis
Army
Jason R. Carter •
David E. Clarkson •
Rusty Crabtree •
Eric D. Faye •
Wallace H. Hatfield •
David Hayes •
J. Scott Jackson •
Jerry Klontz •
Steven . . . — — Map (db m166706) WM
On North Front Street (Ohio Route 93) at Madison Street (Ohio Route 279), on the left when traveling north on North Front Street.
On June 30 1966 Troops B and C, 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry while on a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam were attacked by a Viet Cong regiment. Sergeant Long disregarded his own safety to help the severely wounded crew on a nearby disabled carrier . . . — — Map (db m166709) HM WM
On East Main Street west of East Cross Street, on the left when traveling west.
Welsh-American Heritage Museum. In 1972 a group of Welsh-Americans chartered the Welsh-American Heritage Museum to preserve Welsh history and culture, and to preserve the Welsh Congregational Church. The old brick church was where . . . — — Map (db m132470) HM
On Ohio Route 327 north of Ohio Route 124, on the right when traveling south.
As Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's Confederate raiders left Jackson on Friday, July 17, 1863, they were in good spirits and singing songs. Although they had burned a mill near Berlin Crossroads, a small town located on the Marietta and . . . — — Map (db m108268) HM
On Ohio Route 327 north of Ohio Route 124, on the right when traveling south.
During the Civil War at this location
the Confederate forces of General Johm
Hunt Morgan fought and defeated
Union forces under the command of
Col. Benjamin P. Runkle. Each side
consisted of approximately 1.500 men
The engagement began at 1:00 . . . — — Map (db m108273) HM
