Black plaque № 45571

Airdrie Furnace Site. East five miles. Furnace, 55 ft. high, and stone machinery house built by Robert Alexander, 1855. Brought in Scottish workers, unfamiliar with American ores. Never produced any salable iron. Alexander named town of Airdrie for his Scottish home. Incorporated, 1858. Union Genera

l Don Carlos Buell lived there, 1866-98. His plan for industrial city at Airdrie never materialized. Over. (Reverse) Iron Made in Kentucky - A major producer since 1791, Ky. ranked 3rd in US in 1830s,

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