The following sites are known to have existed at one time. In some cases, the remains of the site remain in existence, but I have not yet visited the location. In other cases, the furnace site may no longer exist. Anyone having any information on these sites is encouraged to forward their knowledge - credit for the source will be acknowledged when posted.
Much thanks is extended to the Lawrence Register for the kind use
of their geneological records, including iron furnace information.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per Gilbert Dodds, this furnace was built in Lake County in 1828. It was built by Root and Wheeler. Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Built in 1873 by the Etna Iron Works. The furnaces were reported to be located just above the city of Ironton on the river bank. Alice was built with the Blanche Furnace, also known as the Big Etna Furnace. The furnaces were also known as the Ferrie Patent Self Coking Furnaces. Together they had a capacity of 75 tons using HRIR iron, and 100 tons when using Lake Superior ore. This fact clearly shows the impact of the Lake Superior ore on the HRIR region - the superior yield of the northern ore would eventually be a factor in the demise of the HRIR industry. Blanche Furnace was named for Blanche McGovney, who married Charles S. Gray, son of Col. George Noah Gray.
Built in 1867 by the Belfont Iron Works. Located somewhere in Lawrence County.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Built in 1832 by John Benner, Christian Benner (Father), and Joshua (brother). Daily capacity was 13 tons. Located in Scioto County. The site is now a logging company. The furnace was operated by Eugene H. Clare, who was the last owner of Clare Furnace.
Click here for a picture of Bloom Furnace when it was in operation. This picture was donated by Richard Leive.
Click here to view the site where Bloom Furnace once stood. The furnace was located at the top of the hill, but was demolished many years ago. The entire hillside is loaded full of coke slag, limestone, and occasional pieces of firebrick.
Click here for a second picture of Bloom Furnace when it was in operation. This picture was donated by Richard Leive.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Built in 1810-1811 by the Ellisons. Located somewhere in Adams County.
Eugene Willard reported that the furnace was built by James Ellison and Colonel Paull. In 1826 the furnace was renamed as the James T. Claypoole and Company. The furnace was the first to utilize steam for operation. The steam engine was built by the Pitts Steam Engine Company and installed by James Rodgers. Mr. Rodgers became a key player in the HRIR, building Union and Etna Furnaces. He was also involved in the management of the Ohio and Lawrence Furnaces. Rodgers was a Scotch-Irish Pennsylvanian who also held numerous political appointments throughout Lawrence and Scioto Counties, including a term in the Ohio Senate. He ran the Etna furnace until his death in June 1860.
Gilbert Dodds documented the following information:
The furnace was built by Archibald Paull and Mr. McNichol of Pittsburg. Jeremiah Grant, who assisted in the building of an Ohio Furnace in Virginia, also had a hand in building Brush Creek. The furnace was completed in 1811, and a forge was completed in 1812. John Fisher and James K. Stewart became the owners from 1832 to 1838. James T. Claypool was a proprietor of the furnace from 1826-35.
Per J.P. Lesley,
The information below was obtained from Nelson Evans.
Burgess Steel & Iron Works was built between 1898 and 1899 in Scioto County. The initial capital was $150,000. The principal partners were: John R. Williams, Charles Burgess, B.F. Perregrin, M.H. Ball, Fred Thompson, W.E. Williams, and T.B. Ball. The furnace was located at the corner of 3rd and Madison in Clay Township.
The original factory was built in 1872 and had a daily capacity of 3,500 tons per year. The furnace was destroyed by fire in 1898. Four new furnaces were built in thier place by the new corporation, each capable of producing 30 tons of iron per day. The total production capacity at Burgess was approximately 50,000 tons per year.
In 1900, Burgess was sold to the Crucible Steel Company of America, which closed the furnace. In 1902, the Portsmouth Steel Company, Inc. bought the site. Principals included: W.L. Glessner (President), N.E. Whittaker (VP), B.F. Vincent (Secretary), and Henry Thomas (General Manager). The furnaces were upgraded and the site had a stated capacity of 300 tons of steel per day.
Built in 1836 by W.M Carpenter & Others. Daily capacity was 16 tons, and the stack was 40 feet. It was a charcoal furnace. William D. Kelly was reported to have purchased the furnace in 1862, but this has not been verified by county records. This site is targeted for a visit in summer 2002.
Per Jay Johnson of Knoxville Tennesse, Centre Furnace is located at the intersection of South Buckhorn-Superior Road and County Road 522 (Superior-Furnace Road). The GPS coordinates are N 38 40.507 W082 41.598.
Click here for a picture of Center Furnace when it was in operation. This picture was donated by Richard Leive.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Built in 1853 by McClanberg & Others. Located in Vinton County. This furnace was later renamed as Richland Furnace.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Built in 1832 by McCollum & Others. Located Scioto County. The furnace no longer exists and a house is built upon the remains of the backwall.
Per Gilbert Dodds, General William Kendall was involved in the building of Clinton Furnace.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per Gilbert Dodds this furnace existed in Ohio. Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley, Clyde Furnace was built in 1832 and abandoned in 1838.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per Gilbert Dodds, this furnace was built in 1828.
Per J.P. Lesley, Concord Furnace was built in 1825 and produced 30 tons of iron per week. It burned down and was abandoned, date unknown. It was a charcoal furnace.
Location unknown, as is the status of this furnace.
Per J.P. Lesley, Coneaut Furnace was built in 1832 and was 30 feet high with a 7-1/2 foot bosh. It ran for several years on bog iron and was then abandoned.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per Gilbert Dodds this furnace existed in Hocking County. Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
The following information was obtained from Robert Ervin.
Diamond Furnace was built in downtown Jackson at the west end of Main Street. Constuction began in 1854 and was completed in 1855. The furnace was built by Bob S. Wynn and John Powell. The framework was in place by July 29th, 1854 and the store started operations on July 26th, 1855. The engine house, coal house, and worker residences were completed on November 15th, 1855. The original furnace owners were Gratton, Hoffman, and Company. The furnace was also known as Lick furnace, owing to the nearby Salt works. (For more information on Jackson Salt works, see the Olde Forester.)
The furnace went into blast in January of 1856. R.C Hoffman was the President, J.J. Hoffman was Secretary, and Alexander Gratton functioned at the Manager.
In 1857 several new members were added to the ownership - Moses Sternberger, Peter Powell (who became President of the firm), and J.W. Hanna.
In 1864 the furnace was purchased by J.M.G Smith, who was a furnace man from the Youngstown, Ohio area. He changed the name from Lick furnace to Diamond.
The furnace went out of blast on July 18th, 1867 and was subsequently torn down. No trace of the furnace remains.
Per J.P. Lesley, this ch fn was owned by Grattan, Hoffman, & Co. and managed by Peter Cowell. The fn was located on the Parkersburg, Hillsborough, and Cincinnati RR location line, one mile west of the Jackson RR St. It was built in 1856 and was 41-1/2 feet high with a 12 foot bosh. In half of 1856 the fn produced 1,000 tons of iron out of coal measure ore mostly brought in by RR from six to ten miles away.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley, this charcoal fn was built in 1834 and run on bog ore for a number of years. It was out of repair and abandoned as of 1859.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley, Eagle Furnace was owned by Crowford and Murrary. It was also known as Philpot furnace. . It was built in 1854 and was 49 feet high with a 12 foot bosh. In 1857 it produced 3,284 tons of rolling mill iron out of black band from neighboring coal measures and Canada magnetic ores (mixed), and smelted with Briar Hill coal.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Eliza Furnace was built by Harvey Wells and was named for his wife. His wife was also the daughter of H.S. Bundy, who held intrests in several iron furnaces. It was located on East 10th street in the cisty of Wellston. Per Robert Ervin the furnace was built in 1877 and went into blast in October. After 9 months, Wells leased the furnace to John C.H. Cobb, but depressed business conditions forced the furnace to close three months later. It closed until 1891, being purchased by H.S. Bundy. Bundy remodeled the furnace and operated it until 1890. It passed into receivership of Bundy and H.S. Williard and was dismantled in 1891.
Per J.P. Lesley, this charcoal furnace was built in 1832 and run with indifferent success for several years on bog ore. It was abandoned at the time of the Lesley writing.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Built in 1846 by the Glidden Brothers. Located in Scioto County.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Also known as the Blanche Furnace. The furnace was started in 1873 with Alice Furnace, but was not completed until 1889.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Built in 1827 by Daniel Young & Others. Located in Scioto County. Along with Union Furnace, it was the first furnace to operate in Ohio.
The following information was obtained from Nelson Evans.
Franklin Furnace was built in 1826 and went into blast in 1827. The builders were a group of pioneers from New Hampshire, including Daniel Young, Jesse Y. Whitcomb, Joshia Merril, John Hurd, and Martin Ruter. The furnace was passed to John Young and Van Horn. They either sold or rented the site to A.Q. Rodgers and Company. Rodgers drank and gambled extensively and the furnace was sold to John Gould, Jacob Hurd, and Jesse Hurd. Gould bought out the Hurds and made a fortune during the Mexican war. The furnace blew out in 1860.
The information noted above was confirmed by Gilbert Dodds.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per Frank H. Rowe, the sandstone blocks from Franklin Fn were utilized in 1888 by Charles Goddard, Superintendent of Public Works, State of Ohio, to repair the canal locks at Three Locks on the Erie Canal. The few remaining blocks were utilized as the foundation for the schoolhouse that now sits on the fn site. Additional information is available at thisScioto History page.
Fulton was located at the former site of Globe Furnace at the corner of Main and South Streets, in the city of Jackson. Lewis Davis bought the land after he left the Orange Furnace company in 1865. He was joined by Lewis Dungan, John D. Jones, J.H. Bunn, G.W. Cavett, Ezekial Cavett, Samuel McCormick (President), and J.E. Ferree (Secretary). Per Robert Ervin the furnace was built in 1865.
The coal at the site was of inferior quality, so they used coal from the former Globe slope on West Main Street. By December of 1868 the furnace had a capacity of 16 tons/day.
In 1873 Fulton and Globe Furnaces were consolidated under the name of Globe Iron Company.
Per Gilbert Dodds, Gallia was built by John Campbell, date unknown. Mr. Bentley was the manager of the facility.
Click here for a picture of Gallia Furnace when it was in operation. This picture was donated by Richard Leive. The newspaper article showing this picture also notes that the furnace was a stop along the Underground Railroad during this period in history.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per Gilbert Dodds, this furnace was built in 1828. It was located one mile north of Painesville.
Per J.P. Lesley, Geauga Furnace was built by an incorporated company. It produced 30-35 tons per week on bog ore mixed with Lake Superior ore.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
The following information was obtained from Robert Ervin.
Globe Furnace was located on West Main Street in the city of Jackson. The furnace was built in 1872 by
Watts, Hoop & Company. Henry Hossman headed the construction project. The original company was owned by J.M. Watts, Peter Hoop, Jr., C.S. Dickason, and T.P. Sutherland.
In 1873, Thomas T. Jones formed a company to purchase both Globe and Fulton Furnaces. Mr. Jones had emigrated from Wales in 1837
and was the first president of Jefferson Furnace in 1854. The new company was incorporated
as the Globe Iron Company.
The Stockholders in the company were listed in the December 11th, 1873 edition of "The Jackson Standard".
J.M. Watts, Thomas T. Jones, A. Bentley, Linn Bentley, Peter Hoop, Jr., C. P. Lloyd, Eben Jones, L.T. Murfin, Elias Crandall, John B. Folsom, H.A. Towne, A.B. Monahan, Robert Hoop, W.C. Draper, T.T. Jones, Thomas Williams, William Lewis, J.J. Thomas, John Williams, Morgan Williams, and Elias Morgan.
The original site of Globe Furnace was around the site of the Eddie Jones ball field. This structure burned down in 1876. After this event, Fulton Furnace was remodeled and became the site of the Globe Iron Company.
Thomas P. Jones was killed in 1887 when his buggy overturned while racing to reach the train for a business trip. His son Eben and his grandson John E. Jones ran the company after his death. Eben passed on in 1921 and John E. Jones retired in 1941. On July 20, 1956, Globe Iron was purchased by the Interlake Iron Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
On September 3rd, 1960, an explosion occurred at the furnace. Molten metal broke out of the hearth and pushed into the wet fill under the floor of the furnace. The resulting steam pressure caused the explosion. The furnace never operated again.
Per Gilbert Dodds this furnace existed in Hocking County. Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Built 1869 by W.D. Kelly and Sons. Located somewhere in Lawrence County, possibly in the Ironton city limits.
Built in 1851, went into blast in 1854 and L.C. Damarin and Others. Located in Vinton County.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Built in 1884-5 by Means, Kyle & Company. Located west of Ironton on the Ohio River.
Click here for a picture of Hamilton Furnace when it was in operation. This picture was donated by Richard Leive.
Almost nothing is known about this furnace except that a John Cambell was involved in its construction circa 1833. It was reported to make the iron that was used to make many famous iron stoves, including The Plymouth, B. Estate, and Great Western brands.
Built in 1853 by Eifort, Spellman & Company. Located in Scioto County. This site has been located and will hopefully be visited in summer 2002. Richard Leive reports that the original company store still exists and is currently being used as a pool room.
The following information was obtained from Nelson Evans.
As noted above, the furnace was builtin 1853 by Boston Eifort and Henry Spellman. It operated for seven years before failing. It was purchased in 1860 by Daniel Sommersand Samuel McConnel and operated until 1872, when it went out of blast forever.
Per J.P. Lesley,
The name of this charcoal fn is actually unknown. For sake of the listing I have adopted the town in Mahoning County where Lesley reported a fn to exist.
Built in 1833 by R.B. Hamilton & McCoy. Daily capacity was 10 tons, and the stack was 36 feet. The bosh was 10 feet. It was a cold blast charcoal furnace. There are no remains of the furnace. Located somewhere in Lawrence County. The furnace was rebuilt in the 1890's, with a 53 foot iron jacket, and a 21 foot bosh. Capacity was 100 tons, and the smoke stack was an amazing 124 feet high.
Eugene Willard indicates that Robert Hamilton became the sole owner in 1840. He was the first iron master in the HRIR to shut down operations on Sunday. This practice continued until the furnace blew out in 1897.
Gilbert Dodds reported that the Hecla Furnace supplied the iron utilized to produce the famous "Swamp Angel" gun used in the early bombardment of Charleston Harbor during the Civil War. Hecla Iron was also procured by the English government during the Crimean War. Dodds reported that the furnace was built in 1835 by John Campbell and managed by John Wilson.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per Gilbert Dodds this furnace existed in Hocking County. Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Located in Mahoning County. No other information is available on this furnace.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
The following information was obtained from Robert Ervin.
Huron Furnace was built in the fall of 1873, utilizing equipment from the failed Triumph Furnace. The furnace was located southwest of Jackson. Initial capital was $150,000. The principal partners were similar to the Triumph Iron Company - Thomas H. Jones (Manager), William Vaugh, Moses Sternberger (Secretary), A.F. McCarley, J.D. Clare and Lot Davis (President).
On January 29th, 1874, the coal shaft was started. By February 19th, 61 feet of the shaft to the coal was completed and a passage was staked off to a railroad switch to run to Fulton Furnace. The furnace went into blast in APril of 1875 and operated for a year. In the spring of 1876 the site was shut down and remained closed for three years. It became operational again in November of 1879, but went into receivership in 1883. The First National Bank of Jackson and the First National Bank of Portsmouth purchased Huron and leased it to Globe Furnace for a short time before abandoning the operation.
Built in 1871 - Builders and location unknown. The furnace is reported to have been built at a cost of $100,000, but was sold in 1897 for $2000 after never turning a profit. This is a clear example of the slump in the HRIR area as the Superior ores and the Pittsburg area assumed primacy in iron production. Located somewhere in Lawrence County.
Built in 1875 by the Iron & Steel Company. Located somewhere in Lawrence County.
Built in 1836 by J. Hurd, Young, and Others. This site still exists and will hopefully be visited in the summer of 2003.
The information in this paragraph was obtained from Robert Ervin. The stack at Jackson furnace was 40 feet tall. Jackson had the first steam engine in Jackson County. A year after the furnace was built, the Panic of 1837 hit, causing the owners to sell the furnace to Ellison, Tewksberry, and Company. The furnace was operated by the new owners for several years and closed in 1874. One leading official at the furnace was Isaac Brown, who later ran Star Furnace in Jackson.
Eugene Willard gives the build date of Jackson furnace as 1838. This may be the start of operation.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Note: JISCO does not strictly meet the criteria of manufacturing before 1900. However, many of the owners were carry-overs from the pre-1900 iron age in the HRIR region. I have included information about JISCO since it provides a unique perspective on the transition from small iron manor to modern business entity.
The Jackson Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) was incorporated in August of 1906. Capital stock was $150,000. Per Robert Ervin the principal owners were Moses Morgan, John F. Morgan, David D. Davis, John J. Thomas, and Henry Hossman. Moses was a well known businessman, coal operator, and Vice-President of the First National Bank of Jackson. John J. Thomas was a leading capitalist in the Oak Hill, Ohio area and was a director of the Citizen's Savings and Trust Company, with stock holdings in the firebrick and coal industries of that area. John F. Morgan was the former secretary of Tropic Furnace and was associated with the Aetna Fire Brick Company. Henry Hossman was a structural engineer from Portsmouth and had built both Star and Globe furnaces. D.D. Davis was known for his development of the brick industry in Oak Hill.
The furnace was built on the Hunsinger Farm and Givens Run, located southwest of Jackson, Ohio. The Jackson and Muncie Coal Company was purchased, which included their lease on 175 acres of coal. The initial site included one metal stack and three hot blast ovens. The furnace was completed in 1908. The Sharon #1 coal was mined on site, although in later years a mixture of local coal, West Virginia coke, and Lake Superior Ores were utilized manufacture pig iron. Railroad switches were constructed with the B&O and D.T.&I railroads.
During the first World War, the company added a fourth hot blast stove, two boilers, and a second steam engine. A labor strike occured in 1919, and then on September 25th, 1920, an explosion occured at the furnace. Molten iron broke through and came into contact with the water which surrounded the foundation. Superintendent George Louden was incinerated in the molten iron, along with employees Frank Osborn, Sr., and John Clewers. James Osborn, Frank Osborn, Jr., and John Kauffman were severely burned, and James later died from his burns.
The original furnace was dismantled in 1942 and replaced with a larger furnace and a new hot blast stove. The construction was completed in a record time of 70 days by the William Pollock Company of Youngstown, Ohio.
The furnace was purchased in 1947 by Fred Jones of Columbus, Ohio. Other principals included Charles F. Bruny (V.P.), J.W. Potter (Secretary and General Manager), and James W. Jenkins (Treasurer). Between 1952 and 1953, capacity was increased by 15%, and JISCO became well known for its silvery iron. To ensure adequate supply of water, a seventy acre lake was built, now known as Lake Williard, honoring Williard Potter, a long time employee, director, and secretary of the firm since 1924.
The furnace closed on May 20th, 1969. It was purchased by Banner Industries of Cleveland. After an failed attempt to implement an electrical furnace operations, the site was dismantled in 1983.
Eugene Willard states that Junior Furnace was built in 1832 by Young Brothers & Others. Located in Scioto County.
The following information was obtained from Nelson Evans.
Junior Furnace was owned by the same owners of Franklin Furnace. Due to this fact, the furnace was also known as the Franklin Junior Furnace. Evans gives the build date of Junior Furnace as 1828.
John Young sold the furnace to Jefferson W. Glidden. He apparently operated the furnace for many years. The furnace blew out in 1865. At that time, the principal partners were: O.B. Gould, Jesse Young, John H. Glidden, and Wells Hutchins.
Gilbert Dodds indicates that the Glidden family made a considerable amount of money from the furnace during the Mexican War. They later bought Clinton and Scioto Furnaces. The also built Empire Furnace.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per Frank H. Rowe, Daniel Young sold the fn to Jefferson W. Glidden in 1832. In 1836 the stack collapsed and was rebuilt. In the 1840's Jefferson Glidden took his brother Obadiah Glidden on as a partner and the firm name was changed to Glidden & Co. Other shareholders during the years of operation were George Crawford and James Forsythe. George Crawford worked initially at the fn as a bookkeeper (1844) and Forsythe was a foundryman during the same year. Crawford would go on to become the principal owner of Clinton Fn. and Forsythe would become the owner of Empire Fn. The Glidden family continued to operate Junior Fn. until 1876 when it was blown out forever. Charles Goddard purchased the site shortly after it went out of blast.
Built in 1854 by (from Jackson County) W. McGhee, H.F. Austin, H.S. Bundy, R.C. Hoffman, and (from Meigs County) Valentine B. Horton. Located in Jackson County.
Per Robert Ervin, Latrobe was named for the Frenchman who supervised the construction of the site in 1854. The initial investment capital was $60,000 and the furnace had a capacity of 3,000 tons per year. Blew Out in 1885.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Built in 1834 by J. Riggs and Company. Daily capacity was 15 tons, and the stack was 40 feet. It was a hot blast charcoal furnace. John Cambell and Andrew Ellison built the furnace for the company. The furnace no longer remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley, the ch fn was owned by Culberston, Means & Co. and managed by J. Culberston. J.E. Clark was the agent in Ironton. The fn was located one mile east of the RR and eight miles north of Ironton. The fn was built in 1834 and was 35 feet high with a 10 foot bosh. In 1856 the fn produced 2,434 tons of iron from lower coal measure ores.
Per Gilbert Dodds this furnace existed in Hocking County. Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Constructed in 1853, builders unknown. Located in Hocking County.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per J.P. Lesley
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per Gilbert Dodds, this furnace was located on Ohio Brush Creek in Adams County, approximately twenty miles north of Brush Creek Furnace. The builders and operators were Duncan McArthur (later the governor of Ohio), and Thomas James. Henry Massie, who was brother of Nathaniel, was also a partner. The furnace was built in 1816 and went out of blast in 1836. The furnace is no longer in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley,
See Musquito Furnace
Per Gilbert Dodds, this furnace was built along Rocky Fork Creek, ten miles north of Newark, Ohio. The furnace was built by Davide Moore, who owned a forge about two miles south of the site. The furnace burned down in 1850 and was not rebuilt.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley,
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley, this charcoal furnace was built in 1836. It was never very successful and was abandoned.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Per J.P. Lesley, this charcoal fn existed in the village of Middlebury, within Summit County.
Unknown if this furnace remains in existence.
Milton Furnace was located on East 2nd Street, within the city of Wellston (Jackson County). The Milton Iron and Coal Company was formed on July 28th, 1873 with a total capital of $100,000. Principals were: Alanson Robbins (President), A.A. Austin, H.G. Lasley, H.S. Williard, J.E. Ferree (Secretary), J.W. Morely, and L.W. French (Storekeeper).
Per Robert Ervin the furnace was built in 1873. They initially tested their coal at Orange Furnace and received a successful result.
The furnace operated until 1886. In that year, F.E. Hinkley (a Chicago promoter) introduced a scheme to make Wellston a boom town. The plan was to sell lots and make huge profits in the process. After purchasing the company, Hinckley defaulted and the furnace came under the ownership of the First National Bank of Chicago. They sold the furnace to J.C. Clutts of Wellston Furnace. The Wellston Iron and Steel Company operated the Milton site until 1916. Due to a disagreement among the shareholders, the Milton site was sold at court auction on June 5th, 1916 to H.S. Williard and his son H.S. Williard, Jr. They operated Milton Furnace until it closed forever in 1923.
Built in 1868 by John Peters & Others. Location is Petersburg, Ohio, about 4 miles north of Ironton. It is unknown if any part of the furnace remains.
Built in 1833 by R. Hamilton, John Cambell, and William Ellison. Daily capacity was 16 tons, and the stack was 32 feet. It was a hot blast charcoal furnace. Located in Lawrence County off present day Route 93, but the furnace no longer exists. The furnace was the first to place boilers at the tunnel head of the furnace stack, applying the waste gasses to create steam.
Per J.P. Lesley,
This was one of three furnaces built by the Heaton brothers in the Youngstown, Ohio area. The other two are Hopewell and Mill Creek. The furnace was built in 1812 but is no longer in existence. Heaton named the furnace after his daughter Maria.
Gilbert Dodds reported that this furnace was built in 1805 or 1809 by Moses Dillon and his three sons. Moses passed on in 1839, and his son John ran the furnace until approximately 1850. I do not believe this information is accurate based upon research - it is probable that they owned it at some time, or that Dodds was meaning another furnace in the region.
Per J.P. Lesley
