#OnThisDay In 1982, Hanna Furnace closes down. Hanna Furnace, founded in the early 1900s, was one of Buffalo’s most prosperous pig iron manufacturers. Located in the steel landscape of Lackawanna amongst steel plants Bethlehem and Republic Steel, the factory produced 63,000 tons of pig iron a month at their peak of production during WWII. This Buffalo history post was brought to you by Dr. William Capicotto MD, PC (@therealdrc716) #ThisDayInBuffalo #fyp #explore #shorts #buffalo716 #BuffaloHistoryChannel #Buffalo #BornBuffalo #History #WNY #RepublicSteel #HannaFurnace