The Bourbon Iron Works, near Owingsville in Bath County, Kentucky, date from 1791. The works was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
Bourbon Iron Works | |
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| Location | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south of Owingsville, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 36 |
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| Coordinates | 38°06′51″N 83°44′53″W / 38.11417°N 83.74806°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1791 |
| Built by | Myers, Jacob |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000844[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 1, 1976 |
It was the first of six blast furnaces built in this area for the smelting of iron ore. Only the blast furnace stack survives.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ John Johnson; Gloria Mills (October 15, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bourbon Iron Works (Slate Furnace)". National Park Service. Retrieved April 12, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1975
External links edit
Media related to Bourbon Iron Works at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. KY-38, "Bourbon Iron Furnace, Owingsville, Bath County, KY", 5 photos, 1 photo caption page