Carlisle Iron Works Marker

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Boiling Springs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Carlisle Iron Works

By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

1. Carlisle Iron Works Marker

Inscription. Founded about 1762 by John Rigbie and Co. Operated after 1781 by Michael Ege, noted ironmaster of the period. Ruins of the charcoal furnace still stand.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 40° 9.039′ N, 77° 7.458′ W. Marker is in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. Marker is at the intersection of E. 1st Street (Pennsylvania Route 174) and S. Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west on E. 1st Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boiling Springs PA 17007, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Daniel Kaufman (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cumberland County Veterans Memorial Clock Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 3.8 miles away); Carlisle (approx. 4.5 miles away); Indian Cemetery (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Carlisle Indian Industrial School (approx. 4.6 miles away); St. Patrick's Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Brigadier General William Thompson (approx. 4.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Boiling Springs.

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 520 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.