Boggs Township near Howard in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eagle Ironworks

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

1. Eagle Ironworks Marker

Inscription. At nearby Curtin, making iron was begun about 1810 by Roland Curtin. The last old-style furnace in the U.S. was in blast here and ceased operation in 1922.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 40° 58.576′ N, 77° 44.575′ W. Marker is near Howard, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is in Boggs Township. It is at the intersection of North Eagle Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 150) and Curtin Road ( Route 1003), on the right when traveling west on North Eagle Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Antis Run Rd, Howard PA 16841, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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

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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: Workers Village (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eagle Iron Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bald Eagle and Spring Creek Navigation Canal Lock 11 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Last Charcoal Iron (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eagle Iron Works and Curtin Village (approx. ¼ mile away); Curtin Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Curtin Station, Bald Eagle Valley Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Eagle Ironworks behind the marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on May 31, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

2. Eagle Ironworks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.