Iron Furnace
Iron Furnace is a recreation area in Hardin, Illinois. Iron Furnace is situated nearby to Lake Tecumseh, as well as near Whoopie Cat Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Illinois Iron Furnace.
Illinois Iron Furnace
Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Illinois Iron Furnace is a historic iron furnace located in Shawnee National Forest near Rosiclare, Illinois. The stone and brick furnace was built sometime between 1837 and 1839 and was originally owned by businessmen Chalon Guard and Leonard White. Illinois Iron Furnace is situated 510 feet west of Iron Furnace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elizabethtown and Rosiclare.
Elizabethtown
Village
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elizabethtown is a village in and the county seat of Hardin County, Illinois, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 220 at the 2020 census. Elizabethtown is situated 4 miles south of Iron Furnace.
Rosiclare
Village
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Rosiclare is a city in Hardin County, Illinois. It is located along the Ohio River. The population was 980 at the 2020 census. Rosiclare is situated 5 miles south of Iron Furnace.
Iron Furnace
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Hardin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.49916° or 37° 29′ 57″ northLongitude
-88.32621° or 88° 19′ 34″ westInception
January 1st, 1837Open location code
869HFMXF+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 842869874OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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