Archives: Locations

November 28, 2023 /
November 28, 2023 /

Center Furnace, alternatively known as Centre Furnace, was established in 1836 in the Hanging Rock Iron Region, Lawrence County, Ohio.

November 28, 2023 /
November 28, 2023 /
November 28, 2023 /

Richland Furnace, also referred to as Cincinnati Furnace, is situated in the Hanging Rock Iron Region in Vinton County, Ohio.

November 25, 2023 /

The Otterslide Truss Bridge once carried County Route 7/13 over the South Fork Hughes River in Berea, a community in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

November 22, 2023 /

The Fairmont & Clarksburg Electric Railroad, established in the early 20th century, was an electric interurban railway linking Fairmont and Clarksburg, as well as several surrounding communities in West Virginia.

November 21, 2023 /
November 20, 2023 /

The Monongahela River Branch, a 33-mile branch line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, connected Fairmont and Clarksburg. Initially established in 1890 as the Monongahela River Railroad, this line played a significant role in the transport of coal and zinc. Traffic on the line declined throughout the later 20th century with the closure of a zinc smelter and coal mines along its route.

November 17, 2023 /

The Rockville Bridge is a through and pony truss structure over Big Sandy Creek on Mt. Nebo Road in Preston County, West Virginia.

November 8, 2023 /
November 2, 2023 /
October 16, 2023 /

The Peter Tarr Furnace, the first iron furnace west of the Allegheny Mountains, is situated in Hancock County, West Virginia.

October 13, 2023 /

The Virginia Furnace, a historic iron furnace situated in Preston County, West Virginia, operated from 1854 to 1880.

October 13, 2023 /

The Old Valley Furnace, or Douglas Furnace, is a historical iron furnace located in Preston County, West Virginia. It was operational for only two or three years.

October 12, 2023 /

The Wharton Furnace, a historical iron furnace located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, was operational from 1839 to 1873.

October 7, 2023 /

The Valley Railroad is a partly abandoned rail line between Harrisonburg and Lexington in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

September 21, 2023 /
September 20, 2023 /

The Dry Fork Bridge carried the Red Creek Turnpike (today’s WV CR 32/8) over Red Creek in Dry Fork, West Virginia.

September 20, 2023 /