Caption: Ruins of Pine Grove Furnace
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Caption: The Great Western Ironworks began operations at Brady's Bend in August, 1839 and continued in operation until the dissolution of the Great Western Iron Company, in 1843.
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Caption: Eagle Furnace and Iron Works, located in Centre County, Pennsylvania was built around 1818.
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Caption: Built in 1808, the Etna Furnace was one of the earliest iron furnaces in the region.
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Caption: Built by Mark Byrd around 1771, the Hopewell Furnace supplied shot and cannon to the Continental Army and Navy during the Revolutionary War.
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Caption: Joanna Furnace, north of Morgantown, Pa, 1932.
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Caption: When the Romans invaded ancient Scotland, they referred to the mountainous land by the Latin name Caledonia. Since Thaddeus Stevens was born in Caledonia County, Vermont, it is anyone's guess whether he named the Pennsylvania iron furnace he built in 1837 after his birthplace, Scotland, or both. Regardless, on June 26, 1863, the self-contained village that supported the Caledonia iron works and sustained the 200 workers and their families who lived there, was utterly and completely destroyed by Jubal Early's seasoned veterans. "They could not have done the job much cleaner," Stevens later bemoaned, "It is rather worse than I expected." The Caledonia Furnace was never rebuilt.
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Caption: One of the earliest iron furnaces west of the Alleghenies, the Alliance produced cannon, pots, kettles, and other hollowware from the early 1790s until it closed in 1801. Today, the ruins of the Alliance Furnace and dozens of other iron furnaces still dot the Pennsylvania landscape.
Courtesy of LaVonne R. Hanlon.
Caption: Jacobs Creek Furnace Ruins, c. 1920.
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Caption: The remains of Alliance Furnace, ca. 1995. Many iron furnaces have deteriorated or disappeared over time. Compare this image with the ca. 1897 photo of Alliance Furnace, to see what was left of the furnace a century earlier.
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Caption: Pine Grove Furnace was an iron plantation with a charcoal-fueled furnace, an old style cold blast furnace using charcoal for its fuel. The stack and several other plantation buildings, including the ironmasters house, have been restored. Structures on most Pennsylvania iron plantations fell into ruin or were demolished.
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Caption: The following legend is told about this furnace: with his furnace on the verge of collapse Marnie drove his pack of hunting dogs across the ramp into the blazing tunnel head and then jumped in himself.
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Caption: The remains of Mt. Etna Furnace, which was one of numerous furnaces in the Juniata iron region.
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Caption: The remains of Karthaus Furnace, facing the furnace from the lower part, right- hand side of the furnace. The hole at the bottom of this furnace is the Tuyere.
Courtesy of Richard Parks
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Caption: Ruins of the blast furnace at Centre Furnace.
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