Current Events

There are several events planned at Buckeye Furnace for 2009. The 2009 Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 31st.  Please check back here for more details as plans develop.

NEWS FLASH - A 5 K Run & Walk is being planned as part of the Fall Festival events. It will begin at 9 a.m. Click here for a flyer about the 5 K Run & Walk.

At previous Fall Festival celebrations, there were guided tours of the furnace, historical displays, kid's games, a Model A Ford display, food, live music, and a pie auction.

In addition to scheduled events, Buckeye Furnace also welcomes school visits and other groups. Contact Michael Stroth at (740) 286-4371 to schedule a special visit. 

Buckeye Furnace Celebration A Big Success!
HELD OCTOBER, 2007 & 2008
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Beans Anyone?	Touring General Store	Quilting Demonstration	Making Apple Butter
Car Show	Auction Scene	Watching The Blacksmith	Wagon Rides

A grand re-opening of Buckeye Furnace was held October 20, 2007. The following information is from The Salt Reserve Bulletin.

Long range planning and hard work by dedicated members proved to be a winning combination in making the first Buckeye Furnace Fall Festival a big success. Between 600-650 people attended this first major event at the furnace.

About 25-30 volunteers from the Jackson Historical Society were there, some before daylight, cooking the pork in the big smoker and the beans in a "big" bean pot. In addition to the delicious food there were various games for the children, apple butter making, wagon rides, a blacksmith demonstration, a quilting display, and several area historians who were charcoal iron enthusiasts talking and comparing notes. 

The new gift shop in the Company Store was open and proved to be a very busy place throughout the day. With the entire park open many of those attending took walks and looked at the massive buildings that made iron in the early days of our county's history. 

"It was all very positive," said Friends of Buckeye Furnace President J. Michael Stroth. "We didn't hear even one complaint." 

Organizers of the event believe gatherings such as this will rekindle interest in this historic site that is worthy of more attention and support. The event was conducted by Friends of Buckeye Furnace, a recently formed non-profit local corporation that is an extension of the Jackson Historical Society. It has been entrusted by the Ohio Historical Society to operate the site.