Richmond Furnace, Pennsylvania

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Richmond Furnace is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

Franklin County, Pennsylvania county in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Franklin County is a county located in South Central Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 149,618. Its county seat is Chambersburg.

U.S. state constituent political entity sharing sovereignty as the United States of America

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Pennsylvania State of the United States of America

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.

History

A post office called Richmond Furnace was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1965. [2] The community was named after Richmond L. Jones, proprietor of a local blast furnace. [3]

Blast furnace type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals

A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper. Blast refers to the combustion air being "forced" or supplied above atmospheric pressure.

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References

Coordinates: 39°57′47″N77°54′02″W / 39.96306°N 77.90056°W / 39.96306; -77.90056

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