Mahoning Furnace, Pennsylvania

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Mahoning Furnace, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Mahoning Furnace
Coordinates: 40°56′45″N79°21′51″W / 40.94583°N 79.36417°W / 40.94583; -79.36417
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Armstrong
Township Mahoning
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1200799 [1]

Mahoning Furnace is an unincorporated community in Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] [2] [3] The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 28, south-southwest of New Bethlehem near Mahoning creek.

History

Mahoning Furnace is the location where a steam, cold-blast, charcoal furnace was erected by Alexander and John A. Colwell in the summer of 1845. [4] A post office called Mahoning Furnace was established in 1877 and remained in operation until 1886. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mahoning Furnace". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "MG-218, Photograph Collection". phmc.state.pa.us. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  3. "Page 1, A GUIDE TO THE OLD STONE BLAST FURNACES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA". journals.psu.edu. The Pennsylvania State University.
  4. Robert Walter Smith (1883). "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 15". Chicago : Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.