Hopewell Furnace Barn - Elverson, PA
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Janila
N 40° 12.350 W 075° 46.431
18T E 434142 N 4450890
An old barn which is part of the Hopewell Furnace Village.
Waymark Code: WMYTW8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2018
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Two story barn used today as part of the village tour.
Per the info in the barn: "The lower barn floor sheltered farm animals, the upper barn store the food and bedding materials needed to maintain them.
The barn's two large "bays" allowed for entry of vehicles transporting materials that would be off-loaded into three "mows" for storage.
Small rooms in the corners of the floor known as "granaries" housed bins of feed grain for working animals.
Today the upper barn holds displays of vehicles and implements that would have been used by furnace inhabitants to support the iron making community and to conduct their daily lives."
Today, the barn houses a plough horse used for demonstrations on the farm.
Construction: Stone
Is this a 'working' barn?: Stable (used to house farm animals)
Distinctive Features: Other (describe below)
Other Distinctive Features:
The barn was used by an iron making community. The iron industry lasted from 1771-1883.
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