Buckeye Furnace



This is the only fully restored iron furnace in Ohio. The A.J. Stockmeister Company of Jackson is responsible for the restoration. Everything has been reconstructed or restored, including the engine house, storage shed, boilers, charging plate, charging hopper, scale, stove, and the company store.




Circa 1900



Employee's Cabin



Schoolhouse
Photographer: Wilbur Stout



Covered Bridge
Photographer: Clyde Dillion




    Information
  • Date: 1851
  • Builder: Thomas Price
  • Start of operation: 1852
  • End of operation: 1894
  • Daily tons: 12
  • Maximum tons: 1,840 (42 weeks) (1855)
  • Blast: cold/hot
  • Type: charcoal
  • National Register of Historic Places: 1970
    Location
  • County: Jackson
  • City: SE. of Wellston
  • Road: Buckeye Furnace
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