Buckeye Furnace

Ohio History

Charging Shed

Now we’re jumping forward in time about 600 years, to the discovery of abundant iron ore and limestone here in the “Hanging Rock Iron Region” of Ohio. Buckeye Furnace is one of the few remaining iron blast furnaces which supplied the nation’s growing iron needs in the 1800’s. New communities grew around these factories: workers’ houses, school, church, store, and the iron master’s mansion. Nearly all is gone now except for the lonely-looking furnace. This top view shows the charging shed, where the raw materials were taken in to be loaded into the chimney stack.