Maria Furnace, Pennsylvania
Maria Furnace | |
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  Maria Furnace | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′30″N 77°24′18″W / 39.77500°N 77.40500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Township | Hamiltonban |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17320 |
| Area code | 717 |
| GNIS[1] ID | 1180406 |
Maria Furnace is a South Mountain populated place on Toms Creek in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of Fairfield, that was the location of an 1822 blast furnace until operations were moved to Caledonia. The remains of the original blast furnace ("Maria Furnace") are located at coordinates: 39|46|30.64 N, 77|24|25.98 W. The remains consist of a pile of rocks in a small wooded area overgrown with vegetation.
References
[edit]- ^ "Maria Furnace (1180406)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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