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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SOJ_j-simpson-africa_Huntingdon-PA.html
No man has contributed more to the preservation of Huntingdon County history than J. Simpson Africa, who resided here while compiling his monumental History of Huntingdon & Blair Counties in 1888. Lot#16, on which this building stands, was owned b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PMZ_mcalevys-fort_Huntingdon-PA.html
A defense against the Indians-Built in 1778 near this spot by William McAlevy 1728-1822.
A pioneer settler, French and Indian War 1758. A Colonel in the American Revolution, one of five trustees appointed by the General Assembly 1787 to act for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PLW_blacksmith-wagon-shop_Huntingdon-PA.html
This large building was the transportation hub of the Furnace Community This large building was built about 1867 to house the blacksmith shop and wagon shop. The company owned over 140 horses and mules, which were brought here to be shoed. The com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIQ_greenwood-furnace_Huntingdon-PA.html
Built about 1837 to supply iron to Freedom Forge near Lewistown. Restored stack, the Church, Big House, and store common to iron making communities remain. Works closed 1904, the last to operate in this region.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIM_northern-water-snakes_Huntingdon-PA.html
Look carefully! From April to October, you might spot Pennsylvania's most common water snake. The non-venomous northern water snake likes to be close to water and good hiding places, like rocks, logs, and brush piles.
The northern water snake can…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIL_basic-ingredients_Huntingdon-PA.html
Before the age of railroads, the basic ingredients of iron production needed to be nearby. That explains why furnaces were built in rural settings surrounded by the necessary raw materials.
A source of iron ore was essential.
As the furnace fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIJ_the-workers-pyramid_Huntingdon-PA.html
It took hundreds of workers to produce iron, although only a few actually worked at the furnace. Fillers dumped carts of ore, charcoal and limestone into the seething tunnel head. The founder, assisted by a keeper, ordered ingredients, determined …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIH_from-mineral-to-metal_Huntingdon-PA.html
The ironmaking process was well-known and cold-blast furnaces built in 18th and 19th century America mimicked designs first used 400 years earlier. A thick stone furnace, shaped like a flat-topped pyramid, served as the place of transformation, wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIG_an-undeniable-presence_Huntingdon-PA.html
The iron furnaces at Greenwood dominated this otherwise rural landscape. Beginning in 1834, and for most of 70 years, one or both of the two furnaces located here brightened the night with a fiery, multi-colored glow. For miles around, wood-choppe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PIF_an-industry-in-ruins_Huntingdon-PA.html
By the 20th century, iron furnaces like these belonged to the past. The growing cost of transporting raw materials and finished products to and from rural furnaces reduced profits. The forest, the source of wood for charcoal fuel, had been deplete…