Cornwall Furnace
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mocadeki
N 40° 16.276 W 076° 24.363
18T E 380454 N 4458814
Charcoal iron furnace built by Peter Grubb...
Waymark Code: WM725
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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Charcoal iron furnace built by Peter Grubb, operated 1742-1883. Best surviving example of the early Pennsylvania ironworks. Now a State historical shrine, gift of Mrs. Margaret Coleman Buckingham, heir of its famous owner, Robert Coleman.
Marker Name: Cornwall Furnace

County: Lebanon

Date Dedicated: 01/01/1948

Marker Type: Roadside

Location: Boyd St. (old U.S. 322) in Cornwall

Category: Business & Industry, Iron, Furnaces

Website: Not listed

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