Marble Furnace, Ohio

Marble Furnace is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

History

Marble Furnace was founded ca. 1812.^[2] The community took its name from Marble Furnace, a blast furnace.^[3] A post office called Marble Furnace was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1879.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marble Furnace, Ohio
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 82.
↑ Evans, Nelson Wiley; Stivers, Emmons B. (1900). A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. E B. Stivers. p. 413.
↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Ohio, United States

County seat: West Union

Villages	Manchester Peebles Rome Seaman West Union Winchester

Townships	Bratton Brush Creek Franklin Green Jefferson Liberty Manchester Meigs Monroe Oliver Scott Sprigg Tiffin Wayne Winchester

CDPs	Bentonville

Unincorporated communities	Beasley Fork Blue Creek Bradysville Cedar Mills Cherry Fork Dunkinsville Eckmansville Fairview Harshaville Jacksonville Jaybird Locust Grove Louden Louisville Lynx Marble Furnace May Hill Mineral Springs Rockville Sandy Springs Selig Steam Furnace Tranquility Tulip Unity Wamsley Wrightsville Youngsville

Coordinates: 38°58′30″N 83°25′39″W / 38.97500°N 83.42750°W / 38.97500; -83.42750

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