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Menominee Furnace
| Name | Menominee Furnace |
| Ortssitz | Menominee (Mich.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Hochofenwerk |
| Anmerkungen | Eigentümer: Menomonee Iron Co. [Schreibweise mit 2x "o" in der Vorlage] Office: Chicago. One charcoal stack, 45 x 9J; hot blast; built in 1872-3; put in blast July 18, 1873; annual capacity, 6.000 net tons. Charcoal made from pine slabs from the lumber mills is used. |
| Quellenangaben | [Ironworks of the United States (1876) 53] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1872 |
Bau des Hochofens |
| 18.07.1873 |
Der Hochofen wird angeblasen. |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Roheisen |
1876 |
[Ironworks of U.S. (1876)] |
1876 |
[Ironworks of U.S. (1876)] |
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Zeit = 1: Zeitpunkt unbekannt
| Zeit |
Bezug |
Abfolge |
andere Firma |
Kommentar |
| 1876 |
Nebenwerk |
zuvor |
Menomonee Iron Co. |
Stand: 1876 |
| ZEIT | 1876 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | This Company was incorporated in 1872, - the incorporators were H. J. Colwell, of Clarksburgh, Michigan, A. B. Meeker, W. L. Brown, John H. Wrenn, of Chicago, Ill., and Jerome T. Case, of Racine, Wis. ? Morris R. Hunt, of Depere, Wis., was a stockholder. The first officers were A. B. Meeker, Pres.; M. R. Hunt, Cashier; J. H. Wrenn, Secretary & Treasurer; Robert Jackson, Supt.; C. Sprong, Ass't. Supt. and Acc't. and Richard Dundon Founder. The company commenced the construction of the furnace in October 1872, and went into blast Aug. 1873. Notwithstanding the depression of the iron market following the panic of 1873, the furnace has continued in blast, only stopping for repairs. Its average capacity with charcoal, made from pine slabs and other soft wood, is 20 tons of pig iron per day. The furnace is situated on the bay shore, at the north end of the village of Menominee It was erected under the superintendence of James White and cost $140.000. The
present officers are A. B. Meeker, Prest ; W. L Brown, Treas.; M. R. Hunt, Cash'r., and Culbert Sprong, Secr. and Supt. |
| QUELLE | [Centennial history of Menominee County (1876)] |
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