Iron Furnaces
Iron furnaces played a significant role in the development of Lawrence County, Ohio, helping establish the Hanging Rock Iron Region as an important center of nineteenth-century iron production.
Explore the history of Lawrence County’s iron furnaces, the people who operated them, and the communities that grew around this once-thriving industry. Discover historical accounts, photographs, maps, and newspaper articles documenting the region’s ironmaking heritage.
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Buckhorn Furnace
Buckhorn Furnace – Lawrence County, OhioBuilt: 1833By: JAMES & FINDLEYResearched by Sharon M. Kouns Buckhorn Furnace – The daily ton was 15, the…
Belfont Iron Works
The Belfont Iron Works and the Belfont Furnace were owned and operated by the same company. Belfont Iron Works made muck bars, pig irons, and cut…
Blanche Furnace
Lawrence County, OhioBuilt: 1875By: ETNA IRON WORKSResearched by Sharon M. Kouns Blanche Furnace – Upper Tp. – Lawrence County, Ohio, was built in…
Alice Furnace
Alice Furnace, Lawrence County, OhioBuilt: 1875By: ETNA IRON WORKSResearched by Sharon M. Kouns Did you Know?BIG ETNA INCLUDES THE “ALICE” AND…
William Naylor McGugin -Ironmaster
The following account is taken from newspaper clippings compiled over many years of research. It is in chronological order so our readers can follow…
Robert Hamilton
Robert Hamilton – Died on Thursday, September 12, 1856, at his residence in Hanging Rock, of dysentery; Robert Hamilton, long known as the…
John Peters
John Peter’s parents were Henry Peters and Rebecca Wilhelm, both natives of Pennsylvania. In 1831, the late Judge Salters, in later years a…
Colonel John H. Moulton, Ironmaster
EARLY IRONMASTERS WERE FOUR CORNERSTONES ON WHICH THE CITY OF IRONTON WAS CONSTRUCTED I.R. Oct. 9, 1949 . . . The third member of the ironmasters…
Ironton Tunnel
Better clip this picture of the Park Avenue tunnel. It will become a memory with the construction of U.S. Rt. 52 along the face of the hill north of…