Ozark Iron Furnace Stack

Ozark Iron Furnace Stack
Location 2 miles W of Newburg, near Newburg, Missouri
Coordinates 37°54′56″N 91°55′52″W / 37.91556°N 91.93111°W / 37.91556; -91.93111Coordinates: 37°54′56″N 91°55′52″W / 37.91556°N 91.93111°W / 37.91556; -91.93111
Area 14.3 acres (5.8 ha)
Built 1873 (1873)
Built by Allison,J.W.
NRHP reference # 70000345[1]
Added to NRHP June 15, 1970

Ozark Iron Furnace Stack, also known as the Ozark Iron Works, is a historic iron furnace located near Newburg, Phelps County, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a pyramidal shaped furnace stack constructed of hard, compact, fine-drained sandstone blocks on a solid rock foundation. It measures approximately 40 feet high. The furnace operate until 1884.[2]:2, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Martha L. Kusiak (April 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ozark Iron Furnace Stack" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 8 photographs from 1960, 1969)


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