Iron Furnaces

Historic photograph of Union Furnace in Lawrence County, OhioIron 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.

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Nathaniel F. Hurd

The following is the obituary of Major Nathaniel F. Hurd. He was one of the ironmasters who helped make Hanging Rock Iron Region, building LaGrange…

Cyrus Ellison

Cyrus Ellison

Source: Biographical Cyclopedia and Portrait Gallery Cyrus Ellison, iron master, Ironton, Ohio, was born in Adams county, Ohio, on August 23, 1816. …

Mr. & Mrs. John G. Peebles

Mr. & Mrs. John G. Peebles

Sixty-Two Years of Married Life Enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. John G. Peebles That Rare Anniversary was celebrated at Pine Grove Furnace Thursday Fifty…

Iron Men

Iron Men is a compiled list of early men who were instrumental in the early Iron Industry from Lawrence County, Ohio, in the 1800-1900 years. Some…

Nannie Kelly Wright

Nannie Kelly Wright

The Life of Nannie Kelly Wright – Only Woman Ironmaster in America’s History This is a continuing story as I find more information on the life of…

Superior, Ohio

Superior, Ohio

Welcome to the Village of Superior, Ohio. Most furnace communities faded away once the furnaces went out of blast. Due to a successful and…

Kemp Lands

IR Feb. 20, 1873 – Location of the new furnace. – Our readers will be gratified to learn that the question of the new furnace to be built by the…

Washington Furnace

Washington Furnace

Washington Furnace, Washington Tp., Lawrence County, OhioBuilt: 1853Torn down before 1899.Built by John Campbell, John Peters & OthersResearched by…

Vesuvius Furnace

Vesuvius Furnace

Vesuvius Furnace, Elizabeth Twp., Lawrence County, OhioBuilt: 1833  By: HURD, GOULD & OTHERSResearched by Sharon M. Kouns  They ran it in the name…