Carlisle Iron Works - Boiling Springs, PA
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N 40° 09.042 W 077° 07.454
18T E 319068 N 4446646
Marker noting a local iron works dating back to 1762.
Waymark Code: WM3FBM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2008
Views: 13
The iron furnace is still standing & is now the site of a small park - near the point where the Appalachian Trail crosses the Yellow Breeches Creek.
The actual furnace is located at N 40° 08.889 W 077° 07.413 - about .25 mile S of the marker, along Bucher Hill RD.
Marker text is as follows:
Founded about 1762 by John Rigbie and Co. Operated after 1781 by Michael Ege, noted ironmaster of the period. Ruins of the charcoal furnace still stand.
Marker Name: Carlisle Iron Works
County: Cumberland
Date Dedicated: 08/04/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: PA 174 just E of Boiling Springs
Category: Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron
Website: [Web Link]
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