Marietta in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Eagle ⎯⎯⎯ Chickies No. 2 Furnace
100 Furnace Road
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 21, 2021
1. Eagle / Chickies No. 2 Furnace Marker
Inscription.
Eagle, also, Chickies No. 2 Furnace. 100 Furnace Road. Originally known as the Eagle Furnace, Chickies Furnace No. 2 was built on the floodplain between Marietta and Columbia just north of Chickies Creek in 1854 by Stephen Eagle. The stack was 35 feet high and a width of 12 feet at the bosh or bottom of the furnace. Eagle operated the furnace until 1869, when it was purchased by Edwin Haldeman and Company. The furnace was renamed Chickies No. 2 by Dr. Edwin Haldeman, part owner of Chickies No. 1. The stack was raised to 45 feet, and the annual production was 4,800 tons of pig-iron. Both local and Cornwall iron ore was used. Steam power was furnished by a 100 HP steam engine. In 1889, the stack was raised a third time to 66 feet. By 1892, the total annual capacity of both Chickies furnaces was 37,000 tons. , During the 1889 remodeling, the Romanesque style brick engine house was enlarged. Production ceased in 1899. The furnace is now privately owned by B.N. Excavating Inc., B.N. Excavating Inc., Historic Marietta, Pa , In 1803, David Cooke laid out and sold lots in the eastern end of present-day Marietta that he called New Haven. The following year, 1804, James Anderson IV, who operated Anderson's Ferry, laid out and sold lots adjacent to Cooke's in the western end that he called Waterford. These two developments were incorporated in 1812 to form Marietta Borough. This property is located in the Chickies National Historic District, December 28, 2005.
Originally known as the Eagle Furnace, Chickies
Furnace No. 2 was built on the floodplain
between Marietta and Columbia just north of
Chickies Creek in 1854 by Stephen Eagle. The
stack was 35 feet high and a width of 12 feet at
the bosh or bottom of the furnace. Eagle operated
the furnace until 1869, when it was purchased by
Edwin Haldeman and Company. The furnace was
renamed Chickies No. 2 by Dr. Edwin Haldeman,
part owner of Chickies No. 1. The stack was
raised to 45 feet, and the annual production was
4,800 tons of pig-iron. Both local and Cornwall
iron ore was used. Steam power was furnished by
a 100 HP steam engine. In 1889, the stack was
raised a third time to 66 feet. By 1892, the total
annual capacity of both Chickies furnaces was
37,000 tons.
During the 1889 remodeling, the Romanesque
style brick engine house was enlarged. Production
ceased in 1899. The furnace is now privately
owned by B.N. Excavating Inc.
B.N. Excavating Inc.
Historic Marietta, Pa
In 1803, David Cooke laid out and sold lots in the eastern end of present-day Marietta that he called New Haven.
The following year, 1804,
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James Anderson IV, who operated Anderson's Ferry, laid out and sold
lots adjacent to Cooke's in the western end that he called Waterford. These two developments
were incorporated in 1812 to form Marietta Borough. This property is located in the Chickies
National Historic District, December 28, 2005.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
Location. 40° 3.43′ N, 76° 31.735′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on Furnace Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Furnace Road, Marietta PA 17547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 21, 2021
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
