Lee and Gould Furnace
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ggmorton
N 35° 53.638 W 087° 38.332
16S E 442343 N 3972376
An old iron ore furnace in Hickman County, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WM69DZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2009
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Samuel B. Lee and James Gould built the furnace as part of an ironworks that employed hundreds. They located here due to the proximity of the raw materials needed to produce iron - iron ore, limestone, sand, wood for charcoal to fuel the furnace, and water to power the air blower that intensified heat. In 1835 it ceased operation due to a shortage of economical iron ore. The furnace stands as a reminder of an early industry that employed Hickman Countians.
This was operated from circa 1833 until 1835.
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