Henry Clay Furnace
Henry Clay Furnace is an historic iron furnace located in Cooper's Rock State Forest near Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built between 1834 and 1836 by Leonard Lamb.Photo: Masneyb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coopers Rock State Forest.
Coopers Rock State Forest
Forest
Coopers Rock State Forest is a 12,747-acre state forest in Monongalia and Preston counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Its southern edge abuts Cheat Lake and the canyon section of Cheat River, a popular whitewater rafting river in the eastern United States. Coopers Rock State Forest is situated 1½ miles east of Henry Clay Furnace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyrone and Cheat Lake.
Tyrone
Locality
Tyrone is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Tyrone is situated 2½ miles west of Henry Clay Furnace.
Cheat Lake
Village
Cheat Lake is a census-designated place in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, surrounding the Cheat Lake reservoir. The population was 9,930 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Morgantown metropolitan area. Cheat Lake is situated 2½ miles northwest of Henry Clay Furnace.
Cheat Neck
Locality
Cheat Neck is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Cheat Neck is situated 2½ miles north of Henry Clay Furnace.
Henry Clay Furnace
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: bloomery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.64888° or 39° 38′ 56″ northLongitude
-79.81792° or 79° 49′ 5″ westOpen location code
87F2J5XJ+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 3119508040OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5719492
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