Name
Cornwall Iron Furnace
Start Year
1742
End Year
1883
Industry Type
Materials
Industry
iron
Company
Cornwall Iron Furnace
Site Name
City
Cornwall
State/County/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
united states
Collection
Notes
Part of a U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Started by Peter Grubb in 1742, this cold-blast charcoal furnace was the heart of a self contained iron plantation. Despite the British effort to restrict iron production, the furnace continued to operate and increase production until 1883, when newer technology using anthracite coal made it obsolete. The site was donated to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, fully intact, in 1932.
http://www.cornwallironfurnace.org/history.htm
Started by Peter Grubb in 1742, this cold-blast charcoal furnace was the heart of a self contained iron plantation. Despite the British effort to restrict iron production, the furnace continued to operate and increase production until 1883, when newer technology using anthracite coal made it obsolete. The site was donated to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, fully intact, in 1932.
http://www.cornwallironfurnace.org/history.htm