Peter Tarr Furnace -- Kings Creek, WV
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member skyraider
N 40° 26.243 W 080° 34.367
17T E 536233 N 4476391
This is reported to be the first iron furnace west of the Alleghenies.
Waymark Code: WMR4
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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Peter Tarr Furnace
In 1794, Peter Tarr built the first iron furnace west of the Alleghenies on Kings Creek near Weirton, WV in Hancock County. As well as making cooking utensils and iron grates, this furnace also cast the cannonballs used by Commodore Oliver H. Perry in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. It had been reconstructed to its original state.
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