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Appalachian Iron Furnaces Historical Markers

Beginning in the 1700s converting iron ore into iron took place at isolated iron works close to ore sources. They were abandoned when raw materials were depleted, leaving their pyramidal stacked-stone furnaces to history.
 
Bibb Furnace Marker (Center Marker) image, Touch for more information
By Tim & Renda Carr, October 17, 2010
Bibb Furnace Marker (Center Marker)
1 Alabama, Bibb County, Brierfield — Bibb Furnace
2 Alabama, Calhoun County, Ohatchee — Janney Furnace
3 Alabama, Cherokee County, Cedar Bluff — Cornwall Furnace
4 Alabama, Cherokee County, Spring Garden — Rock Run Furnace
5 Alabama, Jefferson County, Mountain Brook — Wallace S. McElwain / Irondale Furnace Ruins
6 Alabama, Jefferson County, Trussville — Trussville Furnace — 1889-1919
7 Alabama, Shelby County, Columbiana — Shelby Furnaces — Erected 1849 and 1863 — ------5 miles ---> —
8 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, McCalla — Tannehill Furnace And Foundry — (1829-1865)
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9 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County, McCalla — Tannehill Furnaces
10 Connecticut, Litchfield County, North Canaan, East Canaan — What Is This Place? — Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument
11 Kentucky, Bath County, Midland — 1226 — Caney Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
12 Kentucky, Bath County, Owingsville — 993 — Bourbon Iron Works / Iron Made in Kentucky
13 Kentucky, Bath County, Salt Lick — 1050 — Clear Creek Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
14 Kentucky, Boyd County, Ashland — 1023 — Norton Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
15 Kentucky, Boyd County, Bellefonte — 1020 — Bellefonte Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
16 Kentucky, Boyd County, Princess — 1010 — Buena Vista Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
17 Kentucky, Boyd County, Princess — 1135 — Princess Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
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18 Kentucky, Boyd County, Rush — 1131 — Sandy Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
19 Kentucky, Bullitt County, Bardstown Junction — 1162 — Salt River Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
20 Kentucky, Bullitt County, Lebanon Junction — 1136 — Belmont Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
21 Kentucky, Calloway County, New Concord — 1373 — Gerard Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
22 Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport — 1395 — Licking Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
23 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 914 — Mount Savage Furnace
24 Kentucky, Carter County, Grayson — 1148 — Pactolus Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
25 Kentucky, Carter County, Rush — 1018 — Star Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
26 Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenup — 976 — Buffalo Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
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27 Kentucky, Greenup County, Greenup — 1008 — Iron made in Kentucky / Steam Furnace
28 Kentucky, Greenup County, Hopewell — 1143 — Hopewell Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
29 Kentucky, Greenup County, Lynn — 1130 — New Hampshire Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
30 Kentucky, Greenup County, Oldtown — 1019 — Laurel Furnace / Iron Made In Kentucky
31 Kentucky, Greenup County, Raceland — 1132 — Caroline Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
32 Kentucky, Greenup County, Russell — 1142 — Amanda Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
33 Kentucky, Greenup County, South Shore — 1147 — Enterprise Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
34 Kentucky, Hart County, Magnolia — 949 — Site, Aetna Furnace
35 Kentucky, Hart County, Munfordville — 1390 — Henry Clay Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
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36 Kentucky, Lawrence County, Louisa — 1354 — Pioneer Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
37 Kentucky, Livingston County, Grand River — 1368 — Grand Rivers Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
38 Kentucky, Lyon County, Eddyville — 1364 — Mammoth Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
39 Kentucky, Lyon County, Kuttawa — 61 — (Kelly Furnace) — Reported damaged
40 Kentucky, Lyon County, Kuttawa — 1326 — Eddyville Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
41 Kentucky, Lyon County, Kuttawa — 1327 — Suwanee Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
42 Kentucky, McCracken County, Paducah — 1421 — Paducah Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
43 Kentucky, Menifee County, Scranton — 1120 — Beaver Dam Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
44 Kentucky, Muhlenberg County, Drakesboro — 1086 — Airdrie Furnace Site / Iron Made in Kentucky
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45 Maryland, Allegany County, Lonaconing — First Successful Coke Fired Iron Furnace in America — Fired May 9, 1839 - Closed 1856 — 33 Furnace Street —
46 Maryland, Frederick County, Thurmont — Catoctin Furnace
47 Maryland, Frederick County, Thurmont — Catoctin Iron Furnace — [Original Catoctin Furnace]
48 Maryland, Frederick County, Thurmont — Catoctin Iron Furnace — No Time For War — Gettysburg Campaign —
49 Maryland, Frederick County, Thurmont — Fueling the Furnace — Catoctin Mountain Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
50 Maryland, Garrett County, Friendsville — 5 — Water Street North, Captain Elijah Monroe Friend
51 New Hampshire, Grafton County, Franconia — Iron Furnace
52 New Hampshire, Grafton County, Franconia — 009 — Stone Iron Furnace
53 New Jersey, Passaic County, West Milford — The First Furnace
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54 New York, Clinton County, Standish — Catalan Forge Furnace - 1881
55 New York, Clinton County, Town of Plattsburgh — Blast Furnace
56 New York, Columbia County, Copake Falls — 1 — Copake Iron Works — 1845-1903
57 New York, Orange County, Warwick(Town) — Sterling Furnace
58 North Carolina, Stokes County, Danbury — J-98 — Moratock Furnace
59 North Carolina, Stokes County, Danbury — Moratock Iron Furnace — Rural Ironworks — Confederate Lifeline —
60 Ohio, Columbiana County, Leetonia, Salem Township — 13-22 — Cherry Valley Coke Ovens
61 Ohio, Columbiana County, Wellsville — Wellsville Mural
62 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Bridge Loft / Charging House
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63 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Buckeye Furnace — Reported missing
64 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Buckeye Furnace (1851 - 1894)
65 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge
66 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Charcoal
67 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Engine House
68 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Furnace Communities
69 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Hanging Rock Region — Reported permanently removed
70 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Hanging Rock Region
71 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Labor At Charcoal Iron Furnace
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72 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Limestone
73 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Raw Materials
74 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Scales — Reported permanently removed
75 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Scales
76 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Shipment Of Iron
77 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Stock Shed — Reported permanently removed
78 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Stock Shed
79 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Stockyard — Reported permanently removed
80 Ohio, Jackson County, Buckeye Furnace — Stockyard
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81 Ohio, Lawrence County, Ironton — 1-44 — The Hanging Rock Iron Region / The Blast Furnaces of Lawrence County
82 Ohio, Lawrence County, South Webster — 8-44 — Olive Furnace
83 Ohio, Mahoning County, Struthers — 9-50 — Hopewell Furnace
84 Ohio, Mahoning County, Youngstown — 11-50 — Pioneer Pavilion / Mill Creek Furnace
85 Ohio, Vinton County, Zaleski — From Forest to Furnace
86 Ohio, Vinton County, Zaleski — 1-82 — Hope Furnace — 1854 - 1874
87 Ohio, Vinton County, Zaleski — The Furnace Legacy
88 Ohio, Vinton County, Zaleski — The Hanging Rock Blast Furnace
89 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Shadyside — Shadyside Iron Furnace
90 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, South Oakland — Eliza Furnace — Three Rivers Heritage Trail
91 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, South Shore — Clinton Furnace
92 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Fombell — Bassenheim Furnace
93 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Homewood — The Homewood Iron Furnace
94 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Birdsboro — Bird Mansion
95 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Birdsboro — Birdsboro Trailhead — Schuylkill River Trail — Berks County Thun Section —
96 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Boyertown, Colebrookdale Township — Colebrookdale Furnace
97 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Elverson, Union Township — Anthracite Furnace — A new ironmaking method
98 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Hereford, Hereford Township — Hereford Furnace
99 Pennsylvania, Berks County, Robesonia, Heidelberg Township — Robesonia Furnace
100 Pennsylvania, Blair County, Altoona — Alleghany Furnace

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