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Kentucky
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Estill County
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Landmark #195044
Red River Iron Furnace
Also known as: Fitchburg Iron Furnace
KY 975, in Daniel Boone National Forest, Fitchburg, Kentucky
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Restoration in progress.
Photo taken by Jim Allen in November 2008
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Coordinates:
+37.73277
,
-83.85246
37°43'58" N, 83°51'09" W
Quadrangle map:
Cobhill
National Register information
Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1974
Reference number
74000860
Areas of significance
Industry; Archeology - Non-Aboriginal
Level of significance
Local
Evaluation criteria
A - Event; D - Information Potential
Property type
Structure
Historic function
Manufacturing facility
Period of significance
1850-1874
Significant years
1869; 1868
Tags
19th Century
(37,674)
Built 1869
(324)
Built during 1860s
(3,741)
Estill County, Kentucky
(21)
Fitchburg, Kentucky
(1)
Fred Fitch
(1)
Furnace
(92)
Kentucky
(4,330)
National Forest Service
(457)
Owned by federal government
(3,221)
Sam Worthley
(1)
Stone
(26,160)
Update Log
July 23, 2017: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
December 3, 2013: Updated by Jim Allen: Added alternate name
December 3, 2013: New photos from Jim Allen
Sources
Jim Allen
Bill Eichelberger
-
wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
National Register database
- Reference number 74000860
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