Great Western Furnace - Stewart County, TN USA
N 36° 38.421 W 087° 58.522
16S E 412807 N 4055419
Historical marker for the Great Western Furnace in rural Stewart County, Tennessee
Waymark Code: WMT5GQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2016
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This marker is in a historic area just south of the Land Between the Lakes in rural Stewart County. The nearest towns are quite a distance away. The marker states:
3C 31
GREAT WESTERN FURNACE
Built in 1954 by Brian, Newell &
Co., this steam cold-blast charcoal
furnace was built of limestone
from the surrounding hills. Brown
iron-ore came from shallow deposits
about two miles north. Pig-iron
was shipped by river or hauled
to rolling mills to the east. It
closed in 1856, due to lack of
ore and to a slave insurrection
by the furnace crew.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Name: Great Western Furnace
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 3C 31
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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