The Hawkins, Daniels & Co. were so anxious for the railroad to be built that they had several hundred tons of iron hauled to Jackson. Buckeye's iron made up much of the first shipment once the railroad was completed. Prior to this, the iron had to be transported by oxen and wagons. Apparently, due to the high demand, the iron was shipped out so quick that it would still be hot enough to burn the wagons. Legend has it that a few even caught on fire.

The owners of the Buckeye Furnace were as followed: Hawkins, Daniels & Co. (1851), David Isaminger (?), H.S. Bundy (1862), Perry Austin & Co. (1864), and finally the Buckeye Furnace Co. (1867).

The Buckeye Furnace Company was owned by Eben Jones, John D. Davis, L. T. Hughes, and Dr. S. Williams. All of the men were Welshmen, and most were affiliated with the Jefferson Furnace.

This is the only fully restored iron furnace in Ohio. The A.J. Stockmeister Company of Jackson, and foreman George Loomis, completed the restoration in 1972.