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Bourbon Iron Works

Coordinates: 38°06′51″N 83°44′53″W / 38.11417°N 83.74806°W / 38.11417; -83.74806 (Bourbon Iron Works)
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Bourbon Iron Works
Bourbon Iron Works is located in Kentucky
Bourbon Iron Works
Bourbon Iron Works is located in the United States
Bourbon Iron Works
Location2.6 miles (4.2 km) south of Owingsville, Kentucky on Kentucky Route 36
Coordinates38°06′51″N 83°44′53″W / 38.11417°N 83.74806°W / 38.11417; -83.74806 (Bourbon Iron Works)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1791
Built byMyers, Jacob
NRHP reference No.76000844[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1976

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ 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
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