Centre Furnace

Centre Furnace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Centre Furnace
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Location	Millbrook, College Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°48′19.1″N77°50′35.7″W / 40.805306°N 77.843250°W / 40.805306; -77.843250
Area	less than one acre
Built	1790-91
Architectural style	Iron furnace
MPS	Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001131 [1]
Added to NRHP	1979

Centre Furnace is an iron furnace located in College Township, Centre County, in the Nittany Valley. It was the first charcoal iron furnace built west of the Susquehanna River in 1790-91 by war generals Samuel Miles and John Patton. The furnace was central to the development of the Nittany Valley. The furnace is across Porter Road from the Centre Furnace Mansion House.

The furnace is the namesake for Centre County. ^[2]

Gallery

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  Centre Furnace Historical Marker
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  Centre Furnace along East College Avenue

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Iron Making at Centre County". Centre County Historical Society.