 The furnace's pig iron was used by locals and also transported to the Tennessee River at Middleburg Landing, later renamed Pittsburg Landing, then shipped east to Cuba Landing in Waverly, TN and shipped to New Orleans, Mobile, and Biloxi then overseas to London, England, Paris, France; and as far away as St Petersburg Russia.Erected 1815 by Joseph Dilliard who used the iron to make utensils for early settlers.Iron was from surface Hematite ore smelted by charcoal fires.