Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Historical Iron Furnaces and Recreation
Relics of Lawrence County’s vigorous industrial past are scattered throughout the beautiful wooded hills of Hanging Rock Iron Region and Wayne National Forest with scale models of the furnaces located at the Ranger’s District office, State Route 93; also at Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, Ohio.
Explore the Wayne National Forest located in Lawrence County, Ohio at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/wayne
For more information on Wayne National Forest e-mail the director of Lawrence County Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at: glcacvb@zoominternet.net
or write to:
Greater Lawrence County Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau
P O Box 488
South Point, Ohio 45680
You may also contact the Ironton Ranger’s District
office at:
740-534-6500
Vesuvius Iron Furnace
Historical Iron Furnace was built in 1833 and is located within the Wayne National Forest along with many lakes for swimming, fishing and canoeing
