Laurel Hill Furnace
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Laurel Hill Furnace | |
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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 / 40.36667°N 79.05889°WCoordinates: 40°22′0″N 79°3′32″W / 40.36667°N 79.05889°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001679[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1975 |
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]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. 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 2012-06-10.
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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