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Monday, November 21, 2011

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.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another fascinating piece of Ohio history. I wonder if this will happen to Walmart someday. :)

Anonymous said...

You have been to a lot of interesting places.

Anonymous said...

A lot of interesting things to consider about "progress" and modernization.

Anonymous said...

Was Leo Petroglyph close to Buckeye Furnace?

Susanna said...

Yes, both Leo Petroglyph and the furnace are in Jackson County, near the town of Jackson.