Trigg Furnace/Iron Made in Kentucky
Posted by: 
snfromky
N 36° 53.830 W 087° 56.318
16S E 416370 N 4083876
Early blast furnace near here produced pig iron for Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM8ZPN
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2010
Views: 14
Built here in 1871 by the Daniel Hillman Iron Co. was a brick-and-stone blast furnace producing pig iron from locally mined ore. It burned charcoal fuel, and used steam power to blow preheated air through the stack. Most iron made here was processed at the works of the Tennessee Rolling Mills, 3 miles NW. Operations ceased by 1878. See the other side.
(Reverse) 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.
Marker Name: Trigg Furnace/Iron Made in Kentucky
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1380
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways
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