A standard history of the Hanging Rock iron region of Ohio; an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development . Coal and Lumbeu Along the Ohio. Coal Barges on the Ohio HANGING ROCK IRON REGION 5 Tin high-water mark of the prosperity attained by tlie HangingRock Iron Region, which also embraced districts in Virginia and Keii-tueky (reross the Ohio River, was during the period when that greatwaterway was (he chief means id eoniiniinieation between I he Kasl anilthe South Allantie Stales, with the Mississippi Valley and its prosperousentrepot
A standard history of the Hanging Rock iron region of Ohio; an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of the industrial and commercial development . Coal and Lumbeu Along the Ohio. Coal Barges on the Ohio HANGING ROCK IRON REGION 5 Tin high-water mark of the prosperity attained by tlie HangingRock Iron Region, which also embraced districts in Virginia and Keii-tueky (reross the Ohio River, was during the period when that greatwaterway was (he chief means id eoniiniinieation between I he Kasl anilthe South Allantie Stales, with the Mississippi Valley and its prosperousentrepots, St, Louis and New Orleans. Fourteen miles northwest of thepoint where the Ohio River reaches its southernmost latitude in theBuckeye State is a hold sandstone promontory, or rock, 250 feet high,which at floodtiine seems to hang over the rushing waters. Hast, westand north are rich deposits of iron, and several of the most famous fur-naces of the region were operated in the vicinity of the Hanging Rockfor three score years and ten, at least. Nearby, to the southeast, I rontonwas founded as the chief shipping point, the virtual gateway of theHanging Rock Iron Region. Lack of Superior Fuel C
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