Eggert, Gerald G. The Iron Industry in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical Association, 1994.

This slim (98-page) volume is the best overview of the Pennsylvania iron industry from its inception until the Great Depression; it includes social, economic, and labor aspects of the industry's history.

Citation Type: Book

Referenced in:
The Pennsylvania Iron Industry: Furnace and Forge of America
Charming Forge
Colebrookdale Furnace
Coleraine Forges
Juniata Iron
Meason House
Robesonia Furnace
Brady's Bend Works
Burd Patterson
Crane Iron Works
David Thomas
Simon Cameron [Iron]
William H. Sylvis
Clay Furnace