The magnificent iron furnaces of long ago were constructed of large stones with the necessary iron binders being placed at specific areas to hold the structure in place. The furnace was built against ...

The Oct. 16 event will feature hot iron with artist Brian Glaze operating a cupola furnace not unlike the historic operations of the grand furnaces themselves. The Anthracite Heritage Museum, ...

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The historic Scranton Iron Furnaces, which helped forge the Industrial Revolution, now could have a bustling future as the heart of a new “Iron District” in the city. That’s the vision of a group of ...

EAST CANAAN — As I look at the Beckley Furnace, I can imagine an iron worker, covered in ashes and soot, grunting as he pushes a wheelbarrow full of slag over a bridge crossing the Blackberry River.

The Historical Society of Perry County and The Perry Historians are collaborating on Caroline Furnace preservation efforts. The furnace is the last remaining iron forge in the county. The historical ...

The Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site spreads over 868 acres in Union Township as well as Warwick Township, Chester County, and allows visitors to step back in time to a 19th-century industrial ...