Mount Vernon Furnace
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Mount Vernon Furnace
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| Location: | Entsey Road east of Pennsylvania Route 982, east of Scottdale, Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 40°5′45″N 79°30′38″W / 40.09583°N 79.51056°WCoordinates: 40°5′45″N 79°30′38″W / 40.09583°N 79.51056°W |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1795 |
| Architectural style: | Other, Iron furnace |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 91001127[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 6, 1991 |
Mount Vernon Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and Alliance Iron Works, is a historic iron furnace located at Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1795 and rebuilt in 1801. It is a stone structure measuring 24 feet square and 30 feet high. with two arches. It was built as a blast furnace and went out of blast in 1825.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Vernon Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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