Vesuvius Furnace
N 38° 36.336 W 082° 37.828
17S E 358030 N 4274271
Located at Lake Vesuvius State Park, near the lake and dam.
Waymark Code: WM11T9
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2006
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Vesuvius Furnace is maintained by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at Lake Vesuvius State Park. What remains of the furnace is in good condition, but the inner lining and upper stack are gone. The most prominent element to the Vesuvius Furnace is the extensive retaining wall - easily the largest retaining wall of any historical iron furnace visited to date. Vesuvius was the first hot blast furnace built in the HRIR per Robert Ervin.
History
Start of Operation: 1836 (Lesley reports 1834)
Blowout: 1905
Daily Tonnage: 10
Built By: Hurd, Gould & Others in 1833.
Stack: 31 feet w/10-1/2 foot bosh
Blast: Hot
Type: Charcoal