Mount Vernon Furnace

Mount Vernon Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and Alliance Iron Works, is a historic iron furnace located at Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1795 and rebuilt in 1801. It is a stone structure measuring 24 feet square and 30 feet high. with two arches. It was built as a blast furnace and went out of blast in 1825.[2]

Mount Vernon Furnace
South and east sides, June 2014
LocationEntsey Road east of Pennsylvania Route 982, east of Scottdale, Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°5′45″N 79°30′38″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1795
Architectural styleIron furnace
MPSIron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.91001127[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1991

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Vernon Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.


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