Bullskin Township in Wooddale in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Vernon Iron Furnace
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
1. Mount Vernon Iron Furnace Marker
Isaac Meason
Built in 1798
Re-built 1801
Furnace type
Cold blast - charcoal
Employed 60 men
Blown out 1830
Deeded by the heirs of
Jesse S. & Bertha M. Eutsey
2002
Bullskin Twp.
National Reg. Historical Site
Erected by The Bullskin Township Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
Location. 40° 5.757′ N, 79° 30.587′ W. Marker is in Wooddale, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is in Bullskin Township. It can be reached from Park Road west of Eutsey Road (Local Route 819), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the north side of the Bullskin Township Historical Society building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 484 Park Road, Mount Pleasant PA 15666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and 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: The Mount Vernon Furnace (here, next to this marker); Ore Mines Drill (approx. Ό mile away); Bullskin Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bullskin Township Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Braddock's Military Road 1755 Great Swamp Camp
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
2. Mount Vernon Iron Furnace and Marker
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
3. Mount Vernon Iron Furnace
Bullskin Township Historical Society website entry:
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
4. Iron Furnace Water Wheel
Built by Jim Whetsel
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
5. Sign at the Historical Society
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 16, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
