Illinois Iron Furnace
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elizabethtown and Rosiclare.
Elizabethtown
Village
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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 Illinois 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 Illinois Iron Furnace.
Illinois Iron Furnace
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Iron Furnace”
- Categories: blast furnace and historic site
- Location: Hardin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.4995° or 37° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-88.32791° or 88° 19′ 41″ westInception
January 1st, 1837Open location code
869HFMXC+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 842869876OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=furnaceWikidata ID
Q16846588
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