Karthaus in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Karthaus Furnace

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 26, 2014

1. Karthaus Furnace Marker

Inscription. Near here stood the iron furnace erected 1817 by Peter Karthaus. Rebuilt 1836 by Peter Ritner and John Say, it became in 1839 one of the earliest to use coke in place of charcoal. Abandoned at the end of the same year.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. 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 1817.

Location. 41° 7.206′ N, 78° 7.09′ W. Marker is in Karthaus, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 879) and Reiter Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Karthaus PA 16845, 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 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miller's Landing (approx. 3.3 miles away); Frenchville (approx. 5.4 miles away); St. Severin Old Log Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); Ames Field (approx. 9.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 10½ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away); Discover Elk Scenic Drive (approx. 11.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Karthaus Furnace - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on September 27, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 26, 2014

2. Karthaus Furnace Marker

Karthaus Furnace Remains image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 4, 2017

3. Karthaus Furnace Remains

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 4, 2017

4. Karthaus Furnace Remains

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,500 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.