Alburtis in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lock Ridge Iron Furnace

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

1. Lock Ridge Iron Furnace Marker

Inscription. Representative of the many iron furnaces in the Lehigh Valley, Lock Ridge was constructed here in 1868, operated until 1921, and was the last furnace in the US to solely use anthracite coal as fuel. By the late 19th century the Lehigh Valley was the state’s largest producer of pig iron. Among the only remnants of Pennsylvania’s anthracite iron industry, the partially restored complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2009 by Pennsylvania Historical & 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 1868.

Location. 40° 30.558′ N, 75° 35.892′ W. Marker is in Alburtis, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is on Franklin Street. The marker is in front of the historical society building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 Franklin Street, Alburtis PA 18011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

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: From Production to Preservation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lock Ridge Furnace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Servicing the Furnace (approx. ¼ mile away); Casting Pigs

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(approx. ¼ mile away); The Velodrome Story (approx. 2.7 miles away); Villages (approx. 4.2 miles away); Churches and Schools (approx. 4.2 miles away); Trains and Trolleys (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alburtis.

Lock Ridge Iron Furnace Marker in front of the Historical Society image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

2. Lock Ridge Iron Furnace Marker in front of the Historical Society

Alburtis Fire and Police Banner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

3. Alburtis Fire and Police Banner

Protecting our community for 100 years, 1915-2015.

Lock Ridge Iron Furnace Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

4. Lock Ridge Iron Furnace Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.