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Location
Kentucky
Dates of Existence
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Status
Unknown
History
New Hampshire Furnace, located in the Hanging Rock Iron Region in Greenup County, Kentucky, was constructed in 1846 by Samuel Seaton and others. 1 It features a stack 35 feet high with a bosh 10 feet wide. Fueled by charcoal, its hot air blast was powered by a steam engine which allowed for a daily capacity of six tons. For a period of 22 weeks in 1854, it produced 970 tons of iron which were hauled in pigs by oxcarts to the Ohio River.
Directions: New Hampshire Furnace is located along a branch of Brushy Creek Road in Greenup County, Kentucky.
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Sources & Citations
References for this location, in MLA format.
- Rowe, Frank H. Franklin Furnace. History of the Iron and Steel Industry in Scioto County, Ohio, 1938.
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