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Bibliography

Aitchison, Leslie; A History of Metals; John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1960; this two-volume work is available at the Ohio State University , Main Library; Columbus, Ohio.
Conner, William; Clyde Keeler's Contribution to the Study of Iron Furnaces, article; Midwestern Epigraphic Journal (MESJ), vol. 8, 1994; Midwestern Epigraphic Society (MES), Columbus, Ohio.
Mallery, Arlington; Lost America; Overlook, Washington, D.C., 1951; out of print. ( This book is available at some libraries, including Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus, Ohio.) This book was rushed into print by Mallery who feared someone was going to publish the same material ahead of him. This fear was unjustified, but Mallery's book was marred by the haste. The posthumous volume listed below is by far the best, thanks to the editing and rewriting of Harrison. Both the original and second edition are available from the Institute for the Study of American Cultures (ISAC), PO Box 2707, Columbus, GA 31902. The ISAC website is at www.isacnet.org.
Mallery and Harrison, Mary; The Rediscovery Of Lost America; E.P. Dutton; NY, NY, 1979. The on-line book store, Amazon, takes orders for used copies. Visit www.amazon.com and use the search name "Arlington Mallery".

Conner, William; Orr, David and Troy, Scott; The Enigmatic Iron Pit Furnaces of South-Central Ohio; a paper presented to Ohio Archaeological Society (OAS) annual meeting. The OAS is an organization of the professional archaeologists of Ohio. The paper was published in MESJ, vol. 9, 1995; MES, Columbus. Ohio.
van der Merwe, Nikolaas J.; The Carbon-14 Dating of Iron; Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1969. (Contains excellent discussions of iron archaeo-metallurgy and the history of iron metallurgy.)

Conner, William D.; Lynn Acres APG Structure Identified As Iron Furnace; First Earthen Pit Smelter Scientifically Excavated In America?; article, Archaeo-Pyrogenics Journal (APGJ) V 2, No. 1; September, 1993: APG Society, Columbus, Ohio.
Conner, William D.; Observations On The Use Of Brickwork In Lynn Acres Iron Smelting Furnace, article; (same as above).
Swank, James M.; The Manufacture of Iron and Steel; article, as part of the Report on the Manufactures of the U.S. at the Tenth Census, (as of June 1, 1880); published in Washington, D.C., 1883. (Contains a very detailed history of iron making from ancient times up to 1880 and covers the U.S. on a state by iron-producing state basis.)