Centre Furnace
Centre Furnace | |
 Centre Furnace | |
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| Location | Millbrook, College Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′19.1″N 77°50′35.7″W / 40.805306°N 77.843250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1790-91 |
| Architectural style | Iron furnace |
| MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001131[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 1979 |
Centre Furnace is an iron furnace located in College Township, Centre County, in the Nittany Valley. It was the first charcoal iron furnace built west of the Susquehanna River in 1790-91 by war generals Samuel Miles and John Patton. The furnace was central to the development of the Nittany Valley. The furnace is the namesake of Centre County.[2] The furnace is across Porter Road from the Centre Furnace Mansion House.
Gallery
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Centre Furnace Historical Marker -
Centre Furnace along East College Avenue
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Penn State Landmarks". Penn State University Libraries.
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