Scranton / Slocum Hollow Iron Furnace
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member jason77749
N 41° 24.238 W 075° 39.751
18T E 444622 N 4583814
Scranton iron Furnaces
Waymark Code: WM2JX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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Iron was forged in Slocum Hollow (now Scranton) by 1797. Lackawanna Iron Co. Works began in 1840 and Iron rails were made in 1847, and steel in 1875. The furnaces closed in 1902.
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