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 . being the Pine (Jrove plant, to whose development RobertHamilton gave the last years of his life. Means, Kyle and Company cameinto possession of the property in 1863, as well as of the Hanging RockCoal Works. They were also the proprietors of the Ohio Furnace inScioto County, and were altogether the most extensive manufacturersof charcoal iron in the Hanging Roek Region. Eugene H. Wielard Soon after returning from his Civil war s
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 . being the Pine (Jrove plant, to whose development RobertHamilton gave the last years of his life. Means, Kyle and Company cameinto possession of the property in 1863, as well as of the Hanging RockCoal Works. They were also the proprietors of the Ohio Furnace inScioto County, and were altogether the most extensive manufacturersof charcoal iron in the Hanging Roek Region. Eugene H. Wielard Soon after returning from his Civil war service, Kugen-e 15. Willard, son of .lames (). Willard, one of the veteran iron masters of I lie region, : . I i 284 HANGING ROCK IRON REGION became a clerk at the Buekhorn Furnace, and in I860 became connectedwitli the Ohio Furnace and Means, Kyle and Company, in May, 1H(J8,he entered their employ at Hanging Rock and during the succeedingthirty-four years held successively the positions of bookkeeper, cashier,general manager and president. As stated, il was this company whichestablished the Hamilton Coke Furnace, which, for years, was among ?.., .;-. Eugene B. the leaders of its kind in the iron industries of the .Middle West. Duringthe last twenty years of his identification with Means, Kyle and Company,and their successors, the Hanging Rock Iron Company, Mr. Willard hadthe active superintendeney of all their varied interests, lie retired in1902 and the Pine Grove Furnace went out of blast in 18117. is therefore the best known personal link connecting the old ironindustries of the Hanging Rock Region with the new. Deaths op John (, and Bhigcs .Dili ti Campbell, the founder of Ironlon anil the largest ligure in I heiron industries of the region as long as he lived, died in his home town \ . HANGING ROCK IRON REGION 285 in 1891, his able lieutenant and close friend, Dr. Caleb Briggs, havingpreceded him in 1884, at his birthplace, New
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