Scales (HMHLH)

Location: Wellston, OH 45692 Jackson County
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N 39° 3.289', W 82° 27.494'

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Teamsters regularly delivered and picked up materials at Buckeye Furnace. The value of raw materials, such as iron ore and limestone, purchased by the furnace, as well as the pig iron to be shipped to buyers, had to be determined by weighing each load. The scales reconstructed here were used to weigh the wagons that transported the raw materials and pig iron. Teamsters drove their loads onto the platform mounted on a fulcrum. A system of levels allow the weight to register on the balance beam located in the wooden box beside the scales.
Placed ByThe Ohio Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 10:50pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 373823 N 4323871
Decimal Degrees39.05481667, -82.45823333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 3.289', W 82° 27.494'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 3' 17.34" N, 82° 27' 29.64" W
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Area Code(s)740
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 900 Township Hwy 167, Wellston OH 45692, US


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