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Historical Markers in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Huntingdon County, PA (85) Bedford County, PA (94) Blair County, PA (113) Centre County, PA (185) Franklin County, PA (228) Fulton County, PA (47) Juniata County, PA (20) Mifflin County, PA (46)  HuntingdonCounty(85) Huntingdon County (85)  BedfordCounty(94) Bedford County (94)  BlairCounty(113) Blair County (113)  CentreCounty(185) Centre County (185)  FranklinCounty(228) Franklin County (228)  FultonCounty(47) Fulton County (47)  JuniataCounty(20) Juniata County (20)  MifflinCounty(46) Mifflin County (46)
Huntingdon is the county seat for Huntingdon County
Orbisonia is in Huntingdon County
      Huntingdon County (85)  
ADJACENT TO HUNTINGDON COUNTY
      Bedford County (94)  
      Blair County (113)  
      Centre County (185)  
      Franklin County (228)  
      Fulton County (47)  
      Juniata County (20)  
      Mifflin County (46)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Orbisonia — Orbisonia
Named for Thomas E. Orbison, early landowner. Founded 1760Map (db m177120) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Orbisonia, Cromwell Township — Bedford Furnace
First iron furnace in the Juniata region. Famous as a center for making quality charcoal iron. Located on Black Log Creek below its junction with Shade Creek. Completed about 1786.Map (db m44766) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Orbisonia, Cromwell Township — Juniata Iron
Along the streams of this region are ruins of many charcoal iron furnaces and forges built between 1790 - 1850. Juniata iron was the best in America. Its reign ended with the rise of coal and coke iron making.Map (db m44767) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024