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Claire Furnace |
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| Claire Furnace.
In 1868-69 General Pierce
and William Scott of
Erie built the Mt. Hickory Furnaces No.1 and No. 2. They were
built of brick and iron on stone foundations. In 1886 these
were torn down and one stack, 15 1/2 foot bosh and 75 feet high was
erected. This furnace used Lake Superior ore and produced
Bessemer and foundry pig iron. Its capacity was 40,000 tons
annually, It was entirely rebuilt, no part of the old furnace being
used, by the Reliance Coke and Iron Company.
The organization consisted of M.A. Hanna, chairman; A. C. Saunders, treasurer, and A.M. Robbins, secretary and general manager at Cleveland. Josiah Robbins was the superintendent at Sharpsville. About 1933 operations were discontinued and it was later sold to a wrecking company which dismantled it for scrap. Source: Sharpsville Centennial Commemorative Booklet, 1974, page 28; History of Mercer County, 1888, page 194. |
Claire Furnace
Claire Furnace with the Erie Train crossing the Shenango |
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