Durham Township near Riegelsville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Durham Furnace

Photographed by Alan Edelson, August 19, 2009

1. Durham Furnace Marker

Inscription. Built in 1727. Original site at Durham. In blast until 1789, it made cannon and shot in the colonial wars and Revolution. Onetime owners included James Logan and George Taylor.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Appalachian Iron Furnaces, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1727.

Location. 40° 34.429′ N, 75° 13.482′ W. Marker is near Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Durham Township. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 212 and Durham Road, on the left when traveling east on Pennsylvania Route 212. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 990 Durham Rd, Kintnersville PA 18930, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Durham Township Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Durham Township Veterans Memorial Flagpole and Terrace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Durham Bat Mine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Durham Township 9-11 Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Durham Boat (approx. 0.3 miles away); Delaware Canal (approx. 1½ miles away); Canal Boats (approx. 1½ miles away); Riegelsville Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riegelsville.

Also see . . .
1. Durham Furnace - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. MarkerQuest - Durham Furnace. Information about the history of Durham Furnace. (Submitted on June 23, 2021, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Alan Edelson, August 19, 2009

2. Durham Furnace Marker

Durham Furnace - Additional Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, August 19, 2009

3. Durham Furnace - Additional Marker

Durham Gristmill - Built on the foundation of the furnace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, August 19, 2009

4. Durham Gristmill - Built on the foundation of the furnace

Durham Gristmill - Serves as Durham Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, August 19, 2009

5. Durham Gristmill - Serves as Durham Post Office

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,274 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 19, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.