Laurel Hill Furnace
Laurel Hill Furnace is a historic iron furnace located at St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1845, and is a rectangular cut stone furnace with four arches at its base. It remained in blast until 1855–1860. The furnace was donated to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in 1973.[2]
Laurel Hill Furnace | |
 Laurel Hill Furnace, May 1989 | |
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| Location | Southeast of New Florence on Baldwin Run, St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°22′0″N 79°3′32″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| Built by | Hezekiah Reed, Gallagher, & Hale |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001679[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1975 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2012. Note: This includes Thomas M. Schmidt and David M. Berman (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Laurel Hill Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2012.
External links
- oldindustry.org website
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-251, "Laurel Hill Furnace, Baldwin Run, East of State Route 711, New Florence, Westmoreland County, PA", 2 photos, 1 color transparency, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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