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About six-tenths mile north are the remains of the forge built by Dr. John Plumbe in 1828. Here, "blooms" were made from pig iron carried from the Bald Eagle Valley by mule. Costs of hauling products to the Pennsylvania Canal caused the forge to close in 1842.
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| HM Number | HM18LZ |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1969 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 10:53pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] DONNY COX
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 743863 N 4532705 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.90911667, -78.10451667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 54.547', W 78° 6.271' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 54' 32.82" N, 78° 6' 16.26" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 814 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 106-122 Sixmile Run Rd, Philipsburg PA 16866, US |
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