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The only remaining feature of Howard Furnace is the rear retaining wall on the charging hill.
Last Visit: 2Q-2002
Start of Operation: 1853
Blowout: ?
Daily Tonnage: Approx 8 to 9 tons per day
Built By: Campbell, Woodrow & Co. Managed by H.A.Webb.
Stack: 38 feet high w/11 foot bosh
Blast: Hot
Type: Charcoal
Per J.P. Lesley, th fn utilized lower coal measure outcrop hematite and limestone fossil ores, mixed with some silicious block.
Click here for a picture of Howard Furnace when it was in operation. This picture was donated by Richard Leive.
On Howard Fn. Road which turns east in the village of Lyra. The backwall is on the left approximately 2 miles up
Howard Furnace Road.
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