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Cooling Shed
Hauling and cooling charcoal
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Cooling Shed Marker | | |
Inscription.
Teamsters drove wagonloads of hot, newly made charcoal to this cooling shed. Paid by the load delivered, workers dumped charcoal here by removing wagon floorboards. Once charcoal cooled, it was moved and piled in the stone storage house in front of you and later used as furnace fuel.
Occasionally charcoal caught fire. To salvage part of his load, a teamster pulled wagon floorboards, dropping charcoal to the ground. During an uncontrollable fire, a teamster headed his wagon straight for a stream.
Erected by National Park Service.
Location. 40° 12.342′ N, 75° 46.476′ W. Marker is near Elverson, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Click for map. Marker is next to the cooling shed on the grounds of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site off Shed Road (Pennsylvania Route 345). Marker is in this post office area: Elverson PA 19520, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Anthracite Furnace (a few steps from this marker); Headraces (within shouting distance of this marker); Charcoal Kilns (within shouting distance of this marker); Charcoal Pit (within shouting distance of this marker); Ironmaster's Garden (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Warwick Furnace (approx. 3.1 miles away); Anthony Sadowski (approx. 4.3 miles away); James Warren (approx. 4.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Elverson.| | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Cooling Shed and Marker | | |
Also see . . . Hopewell Furnace. (Submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Cooling Shed and Marker | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Charcoal Wagon at Cooling Shed | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Marker Photo Showing Charoal Cooling | | "Newly made charcoal cooled for days. A collier raked over a pile of fresh charcoal to keep it from re-igniting." | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 6. Charcoal in Stone Storage Building | | |
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By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009 | |
| | | 7. Charcoal in Cart | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 287 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. 6, 7. submitted on November 3, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
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