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Historical Sites
Estill County
Estill
County
was named for Captain James Estill, who was a great soldier and frontiersman.
James Estill was killed is a violent and bloody battle with the Wyandots
Indian battle. This battle took
place at what is now
Montgomery
County
.
This was the 50th county that was formed out of
parts of Clark and Madison counties.
Marker
# 1922 Estill Seminary
This location was the site for Jefferson Seminary by act of Kentucky
General Assembly in 1798. The name
was later changed to Estill Seminary. The
school was built in 1830 and discontinued in 1897.
Marker
# 555 Estill Springs
These springs were visited by Daniel Boone, along with other pioneers.
This was also an early site for the Shawnee Indians.
Marker
# 1056 Cottage Furnace
This furnace was built in 1856, and was in operation until 1873.
It produced 1,950 tons of iron. Charcoal
served as fuel for the furnace.
Marker
# 1055 Estill Steam Furnace
Six miles north from this marker, a stone stack was built
in 1830, by Thomas Deye Owings. Thomas
Deye Owings, was a leader in the thriving
Red River
iron industry. This Stone Stack was
34 ft. high and 10 ft. across, with a steam-powered air blast, burning charcoal.
It produced 1,967 tons of iron in 1872.
The steam furnace was discontinued in 1874.
The
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky
has been a major producer of Iron since 1791, ranking 3rd in the
United States
in 1830’s, 11th in 1965. Charcoal
timber, native ore, limestone supplied material for numerous furnaces making pig
iron, utensils, munitions in the Hanging Rock, Red River, Between Rivers,
Rolling Fork, Green River Regions. The
old charcoal furnace era ended by depletion of ore and timber and the growth of
railroads.
Marker
# 199
Irvine
Irvine
is the county seat of
Estill
County
, named for Colonel Wm. Irvine. Colonel
Irvine help seek separation from the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
.
Marker # 1054
Red River
Iron Works
This is a single stone structure 60 ft high, 40 x 60 ft.
It is the site of Blackstone and Chandler Furnaces.
The furnaces have twin stacks 50 ft high.
This furnace was built in 1869 by Sam Worthley, designed by Fred Fitch,
with steam-powered air blast, burning charcoal.
It operated until 1874, producing 16,072 tons of iron.
The furnaces ceased operation in 1871, and no longer exist.
Marker
# 810 Station Camp
This was the site of an Indian trading post and camp ground.
The camp was Called “Ah-wah-nee,” by the Shawnee Indians.
In 1769, Daniel Boone, Squire Boone, and Joseph Proctor were the first of
many pioneers to use this camp. The
camp was located on an old buffalo trace known s
War Road
, which at the time was a direct route from Boonesborough to the East.
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