Iron Furnace

ID: 2168

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This furnace pictured here was located in nearby Carter County, Kentucky, one county to east of Bath County. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Caney Furnace

Caney Furnace

By Katie Crawford-Lackey

Historical Marker #1226 in Bath County includes a history of the furnace built on Caney Fork, a branch of the Licking River. Harrison Connor and Joshua Ewing, Sr., began constructing the Caney Furnace in 1837. Ewing operated the Bourbon Iron…