Cornwall Furnace
Posted by: 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
Views: 22
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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