Description: The crew of Jefferson Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio. The furnace was built in 1854. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01192
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting Monroe Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken ca. 1870. Monroe Furnace, built in 1856, was the largest blast furnace in southeastern Ohio and produced as much as fifteen tons of iron per day. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01184
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "The Globe Iron Co, the largest manufacturers of Hi-Scilicon Iron in the U.S. They employ 200." This is an external view of the The Globe Iron Company buildings in Jackson, Ohio. Globe Furnace was founded in 1872, near the present day intersection of Main and South Streets, in Jackson, Ohio by Captain Lewis Davis. In 1873 the company merged with the local Fulton Furnace Company and renamed as Globe Iron Company. A chance discovery was made around 1887 of silvery pig iron, an alloy of iron, manganese and silicon. It was found that this alloy was useful in many different applications and became so successful that they paid all their debts and eventually began making improvements to the facilities, both in 1901 and 1912. A new blast furnace was erected in 1929, but with the onset of the Depression, the company experienced a downturn in sales which lasted until World War II, when the demand for pig iron greatly increased. In 1956, Globe merged with Interlake Iron Corporation. On September 4, 1960 a large explosion shook the iron plant with damage so widespread that the blast furnace never reopened. By the late 1960s, the plant had been leveled and the Jackson Square Shopping Center built on the land. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F11_007_1
Subjects: Iron industry and trade--Ohio; Jackson County (Ohio)--History; Industries--Ohio; Pig-iron; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Jackson (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Jefferson Furnace in Oak Hill, Ohio. The furnace was in operation from 1854 through 1916. It was here that the iron for the Union warship Monitor and the seven ton guns used at Harper's Ferry were made. It was closed on December 26, 1916 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06435
Subjects: Furnaces; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Jackson County (Ohio)
Places: Oak Hill (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "This is the first National Cash Register opened, this register used roll paper. It was first used in the Miners' Supply Co. in Coalton, Ohio." This is a photograph of the first National Cash register ever used at the Miners' Supply Co. in Coalton, Ohio. It is shown here opened. The National Cash Register Company was founded by John H. Patterson in Dayton, Ohio. Patterson (1844-1922), hoping the machines could save him money by reducing accounting errors in his supply business, purchased the patent rights to the cash register from James Ritty in 1884. Within six months, he reduced his debt and showed a profit. Patterson built the first National Cash Register factory on his family's farm in Dayton in 1888. By the turn of the century, the company had become one of the largest employers in Dayton. Known for his strict training program for salespeople and health and education programs for employees, Patterson was closely involved in the daily lives of many of his workers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F11_013_1
Subjects: Stores, Retail--Ohio--Coalton; Jackson County (Ohio)--History; Patterson, John Henry, 1844-1922; Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; National Cash Register Company; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Coalton (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ethan Anson Hanna lived in Jackson County, Ohio, and wrote about his youth on the family farm in Jackson County, construction of the family home, and migration to Montgomery County, Illinois, where he joined the Masons and ran a post office and store. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07062
Subjects: Other--Family History; Jackson County (Ohio)
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Broadside listing volunteers in Company D of the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as well as memoranda of military actions and illustrations of patriotic scenes, as of May 19, 1863. Individual privates are listed in alphabetical order, as well as regimental and company officers. According to the broadside, the company was primarily recruited from Jackson, Ohio, and mustered into service on November 17, 1861, at Camp Diamond in Jackson. Their engagements included the Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Holly Springs, and Grant's expedition into Mississippi. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS0186
Subjects: 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.); Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military Ohio
Places: Jackson (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Recruitment poster for the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry offering a reward of $100 and 160 acres of land for enlistment. The 53rd Ohio was organized at Camp Diamond in Jackson, Ohio, and mustered into service on February 11, 1862. Their engagements included the Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Battle of Missionary Ridge, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and Sherman's March to the Sea. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4897
Subjects: 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.); Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military Ohio
Places: Jackson (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio); Newcomerstown (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio);
 

Description: One room school house located near Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. Stout took this photograph in 1935. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01710
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Education
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting a side view of the ruins of Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio. The original photograph may have been taken ca. 1900. The furnace was built in 1851. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from Frank Morrow of Wellston, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01702
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting a view of the ruins of Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio. The original photograph may have been taken ca. 1900. The furnace was built in 1851. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from Frank Morrow of Wellston, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01703
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting a view of Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio which was built in 1851. The original photograph was taken ca. 1900. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from Frank Morrow of Wellston, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01704
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)