Heroult Electric Arc Furnace

Heroult Electric Arc Furnace (HM1C0D)

Location: Shasta Lake, CA 96019 Shasta County
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N 40° 42.941', W 122° 24.958'

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ASM International
The Materials Information Society
has designated
Heroult Electric Arc Furnace
an Historical Landmark

In 1907, at Shasta County, the first electric arch furnace in the western hemisphere was utilized for the direct production of iron from this area's indigenous resources of magnetite (Fe3O4), charcoal, limestone, and hydro electricity. It operated at the town of Herouit, CA, named in honor of the furnace inventor Paul Herouit of France (who assisted in the installation). The town site, located at the Pitt and McCloud rivers, was subsequently submerged by the rising waters behind Shasta Dam in 1945.
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HM NumberHM1C0D
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Year Placed1998
Placed ByThe Materials Information Society
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 3:49am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 549328 N 4507359
Decimal Degrees40.71568333, -122.41596667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 42.941', W 122° 24.958'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 42' 56.46" N, 122° 24' 57.48" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd, Shasta Lake CA 96019, US
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