Pennsylvania Furnace
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N 40° 42.115 W 077° 59.978
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Pennsylvania Furnace historical marker in Pennsylvania Furnace, PA.
Waymark Code: WM3FHC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2008
Views: 17
Marker Text:
The remaining buildings here were part of the iron works established about 1810. Operating first as a charcoal iron manufactory, the furnace later used coke. Iron was made here as late as 1888.
Marker Name: Pennsylvania Furnace
County: Huntingdon
Date Dedicated: 04/30/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 45 at Pennsylvania Furnace
Category: Business & Industry, Iron, Coal, Furnaces
Website: Not listed
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