Munfordville in Hart County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Henry Clay Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky
Henry Clay Furnace
Built 7¼ miles east in 1832 by Aylette Hartswell Buckner, S.V. Leedom, Cadwallader Churchill. A stone stack about 35 ft. high, 9 ft. across at widest inside, it burned charcoal fuel to produce pig iron and utensils from local ore. Its air-blast machinery was powered by a water wheel. Its operations were discontinued in 1837. See the other side.
Iron Made in Kentucky
A major producer since 1791, Ky. ranked 3rd in US in 1830s, 11th in 1965. Charcoal timber, native ore, limestone supplied material for numerous furnaces making pig iron, utensils, munitions in the Hanging Rock, Red River, Between Rivers, Rolling Fork, Green River Regions. Charcoal-furnace era ended in 1880s with depletion of ore and timber and use of modern methods. Over.
Erected 1971 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1390.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Kentucky Historical Society marker series.
Location. 37° 16.31′ N, 85° 53.445′ W. Marker is in Munfordville, Kentucky, in Hart County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 31W) and East Union Street (State Highway 357 Touch for map. Located on the southwest corner of the Hart County Courthouse grounds. Marker is in this post office area: Munfordville KY 42765, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Glen Lily (here, next to this marker); William Boone's Grave (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County, 1819 (within shouting distance of this marker); Church-Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); William Clark and Family (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Hart County (within shouting distance of this marker); Hart County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); A Remarkable Kentucky Family (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Munfordville.
Categories. • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features •
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