Buckeye Furnace
State Memorial
Buckeye Furnace is a largely-restored iron furnace, a remnant of pioneer days in Ohio when iron mining and smelting was a significant industry. Other furnaces in the area were Hope Furnace, Richland Furnace, and Vinton Furnace.

Unfortunately, these businesses were always economically marginal at best, and struggled to remain in operation. This was partly due to the low quality of the ore they were using.

Buckeye Furnace also includes an interpretive center, gift shop, and picnic ground.

To get there from Athens, go west on OH-32 19.8 miles from US-33 to OH-160. Turn left on OH-160 and go 5.3 miles. Turn right on OH-124 in the village of Wilkesville and go 8.2 miles. Turn left on Buckeye Furnace Road, Co-58, then go 2.3 miles and turn right on Buckeye Park Road, T-167.