Cromwell Township near Orbisonia in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bedford Furnace

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 10, 2009

1. Bedford Furnace Marker

Inscription. First iron furnace in the Juniata region. Famous as a center for making quality charcoal iron. Located on Black Log Creek below its junction with Shade Creek. Completed about 1786.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 40° 14.368′ N, 77° 53.341′ W. Marker is near Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County. It is in Cromwell Township. It is on Croghan Pike (Route 522), on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 752 Palmer St, Orbisonia PA 17243, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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 marker, measured as the crow flies: Juniata Iron (approx. half a mile away); East Broad Top Railroad (approx. half a mile away); Orbisonia (approx. 0.6 miles away); Admiral Wm Sims (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Shadow of Death" (approx. 3.6 miles away); FBI Special Agent Terry Ray Anderson (approx. 4.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic Picnic (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orbisonia.

Bedford Furnace Marker, South of Orbisonia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, October 10, 2009

2. Bedford Furnace Marker, South of Orbisonia

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,751 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.