Narvon in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Poole Forge

Pool Forge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, January 7, 2023

1. Pool Forge Marker

Inscription. From 1786 to 1859, Poole Forge was a highly productive iron plantation. Located on this site was the original forge building. This image shows the building before it collapsed in 1910. Three of the forge hammers are preserved and on the Poole Forge property. Historic Poole Forge Caernarvon Historical Society Lancaster County Historical Society

Erected 2009 by Lancaster County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 40° 7.835′ N, 75° 58.571′ W. Marker is in Narvon, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on South Pool Forge Road just south of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 S Pool Forge Rd, East Earl PA 17519, 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 Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Churchtown (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Edward Davies House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bangor Episcopal Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Caernarvon Presbyterian Church (approx. one mile away); Goodville (approx. 1.9 miles

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away); Blue Ball (approx. 3.6 miles away); World Wars Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Wawassan American Legion Post No. 422 Officers and Directors (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Narvon.

One of the forge hammers mentioned image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, January 7, 2023

2. One of the forge hammers mentioned

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.