Hereford Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Hereford Furnace

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

1. Hereford Furnace Marker

Inscription.
Established by Thomas Maybury in 1745 on the west bank of the Perkiomen Creek for the purpose of manufacturing iron. Maybury is credited with producing here in 1767 the first cast-iron cooking-stove in North America.

Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. 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 1745.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 26.974′ N, 75° 33.148′ W. Marker was near Hereford, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It was in Hereford Township. It was on Chestnut Street (Pennsylvania Route 100) north of Seisholtsville Road (County Road 1010), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 8051 Chestnut St, Hereford PA 18056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

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It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Schubert-Graber Log Post Shop (approx. 2.2 miles away); Palm (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Goshenhoppen (approx. 3.7 miles away); New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Servicing the Furnace (approx. 4.6 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker appears to have been struck by vehicle; the post is on ground and marker is gone.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Hereford Furnace. (Submitted on July 17, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

2. Hereford Furnace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,672 times since then and 87 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2026, by Ronald Cupo of Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.