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

Pennsylvania Furnace

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

1. Pennsylvania Furnace Marker

Inscription. The remaining buildings here were part of the iron works established about 1810. Operating first as a charcoal iron manufactory, the furnace later used coke. Iron was made here as late as 1888.

Erected 1947 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 Appalachian Iron Furnaces, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 40° 42.103′ N, 77° 59.961′ W. Marker is near Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County. It is in Franklin Township. It is at the intersection of Spruce Creek Road and Johnson Road on Spruce Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2132 Spruce Creek Road, Spruce Creek PA 16683, 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,

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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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spruce Creek Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Port Matilda Cemetery (approx. 7½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7½ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 7.6 miles away); Scotia (approx. 8.3 miles away); Juniata Iron (approx. 8.7 miles away); "Lincoln Hall" (approx. 9.3 miles away); Water Tunnel (approx. 9.3 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 9, 2015

2. Pennsylvania Furnace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,646 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.