Laura Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky

Laura Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (HM2IW5)

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N 36° 43.856', W 87° 59.877'

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Laura FurnaceSite of one of several furnaces operated in the region between the rivers, now lakes. This one, Laura, built 1855 by Tennesseeans at cost of $40,000. Produced iron successfully, employing as many as 130, until Civil War forced it to close down. After the war it was in blast intermittently, but it could not be made profitable, was closed in 1872.
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. Old charcoal furnace era ended by depletion of ore and timber and the growth of railroads. See over.
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HM NumberHM2IW5
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Year Placed1966
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 410893 N 4065488
Decimal Degrees36.73093333, -87.99795000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 43.856', W 87° 59.877'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 43' 51.36" N, 87° 59' 52.62" W
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