The Hanging Rock Iron Region spanned an area slightly over 2,000 square miles. This region, which included furnaces extending from Logan, Ohio in the north to several miles south of Louisa, Kentucky, encompassed ten counties. In Kentucky, these counties were Boyd, Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence, while in Ohio they were Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Scioto, and Vinton.
This book delves into the history of the region's furnaces that were located...