Clay Furnace

Clay Furnace is a Pennsylvania historical marker in W of Charleston, Mercer County, dedicated 1949.

N side of US 62 at Clay Furnace Rd., W of Charleston

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First successful use of raw bituminous coal in place of charcoal, 1846; and of unmixed Lake Superior iron ore in 1856. Built 1845 by Vincent & Himrod; named for Henry Clay. Abandoned in 1861. The site is 2 miles away.

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1848 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · State Of Ohio (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1855 · A new map of the State of Ohio (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1856 · Map of Trumbull County, Ohio (1856) (Historical map archive)
1860 · Ohio (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

A new map of the State of Ohio, 1855, covering the location of Clay Furnace, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A new map of the State of Ohio, 1855, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Clay Furnace

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