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Jefferson Furnace
The Jefferson Furnace in the United States started operation in 1854 and stopped production in 1916. Although the current state of the furnace is one of disrepair, it is still considered a vital historic site for the Jackson County area. Located in Oak Hill, Ohio, it was founded by a group of Welshmen led by Thomas. T. Jones and John D. Davis. Management was paid a rate of $500 to $600 a year while the workers were paid $0.80 to $1.25 an hour ($1670-2610/yr, for the current federal standard of 2087 hours in a full-time work year). During the American Civil War, much of the iron it produced was used to make the famous Union warship the ''Monitor'', as well as the seven-ton guns at Harper's Ferry. The last use of the Jefferson Furnace was at 11:40 p.m. on December 26th, 1916, when the final cast was poured. Tourists Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, an ...
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Metallurgical Furnace
A metallurgical furnace, more commonly referred to as a furnace, is a device used to heat and melt metal ore to remove gangue, primarily in Metal, iron and steel production. The heat energy to fuel a furnace may be supplied directly by fuel combustion, by electricity such as the electric arc furnace, or through induction heating in induction furnaces. There are several different types of furnaces used in metallurgy to work with specific metal and ores. Smelting furnaces Smelting furnaces are used in smelting to extract metal from ore. Smelting furnaces include: * The blast furnace, used to Redox, reduce iron ore to pig iron ** Cold blast ** Hot blast * Steelmaking furnaces, including: ** Puddling furnace ** Reverberatory furnace ** ** Open hearth furnace ** Basic oxygen furnace ** Electric arc furnace ** Electric induction furnace Other furnaces * Furnaces used to remelt metal in Foundry, foundries. * Furnaces used to reheat and Heat treatment, heat treat metal for use in: ...
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Jackson County, Ohio
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta .... As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 32,653. Its county seat is Jackson, Ohio, Jackson. The county is List of Ohio county name etymologies, named for Andrew Jackson, a hero of the War of 1812 who was subsequently elected President of the United States. It is known as "The Little Wales of Ohio." Jackson County comprises the Jackson, Ohio, Jackson, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Jackson County is north of the Ohio River in eastern Ohio, an area that was long occupied by various tribes of Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans. Evidence of this era in the Ohio Valley is found in the area's large burial and ceremon ...
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