Mt. Savage Furnace

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This file appears in: Licking Furnace

Northeastern Kentucky had a plethora of iron furnaces in the nineteenth century. Pictured here is the Mt. Savage Furnace in Carter County. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Licking Furnace

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #1395 in Newport commemorates the Licking Furnace, which operated for more than twenty five years. Largely driven by the production demands of the Industrial Revolution, the…