Mahoning Furnace, Pennsylvania

Mahoning Furnace, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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 ID	1200799 [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]

References

1. "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.