Olive Furnace

Coordinates: 38°45′44″N 82°37′50″W / 38.76222°N 82.63056°W / 38.76222; -82.63056
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Olive Furnace
Front, seen from State Route 93
Olive Furnace is located in Ohio
Olive Furnace
Olive Furnace is located in the United States
Olive Furnace
Nearest cityPedro, Ohio
Coordinates38°45′44″N 82°37′50″W / 38.76222°N 82.63056°W / 38.76222; -82.63056
Area6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1846 (1846)
Architectural styleIron Furnace
NRHP reference No.07000299[1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 2007

Olive Furnace, also known as Mount Olive Furnace, is a historic iron furnace site[2] on State Route 93 at Township Road 239 (Olive Branch Rd.), north of Pedro, Ohio in Washington Township, Lawrence County, Ohio. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 2007. The Mt. Olive Furnace Park Corporation currently owns the site and is planning to proceed with the restoration of the buildings surrounding the old stack and arch.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Duo looks to restore Mount Olive Furnace July 31, 2002 Ironton Tribune
  3. ^ History of Olive Furnace