Colebrookdale Township near Boyertown in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Colebrookdale Furnace
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
1. Colebrookdale Furnace Marker
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 1720.
Location. 40° 19.394′ N, 75° 39.235′ W. Marker is near Boyertown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Colebrookdale Township. It is at the intersection of South Reading Avenue and Farmington Avenue on South Reading Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 816 S Reading Ave, Boyertown PA 19512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: Carl A. Spaatz (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rhoads Opera House Fire (approx. one mile away); Jeremiah Sweinhart and Successors (approx. one mile away); Bahr's Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Boyertown Burial Casket Company
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Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
2. Colebrookdale Furnace Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
3. Colebrookdale Furnace Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,745 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
