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'''Maria Furnace''' is a [[South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]] [[populated place]] on [[Toms Creek (Monocacy River)]] west of [[Fairfield, Pennsylvania]], that was the location of an 1822 blast furnace until operations were moved to [[Caledonia State Park|Caledonia]]. |
'''Maria Furnace''' is a [[South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]] [[populated place]] on [[Toms Creek (Monocacy River)|Toms Creek]] in [[Adams County, Pennsylvania]], United States, west of [[Fairfield, Pennsylvania|Fairfield]], that was the location of an 1822 blast furnace until operations were moved to [[Caledonia State Park|Caledonia]]. The remains of the original blast furnace ("Maria Furnace") are located at coordinates: 39|46|30.64 N, 77|24|25.98 W. The remains consist of a pile of rocks in a small wooded area overgrown with vegetation. |
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 27 July 2023
Maria Furnace | |
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  Maria Furnace | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′30″N 77°24′18″W / 39.77500°N 77.40500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Adams |
| Township | Hamiltonban |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17320 |
| Area code | 717 |
| GNIS[1] ID | 1180406 |
Maria Furnace is a South Mountain populated place on Toms Creek in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of Fairfield, that was the location of an 1822 blast furnace until operations were moved to Caledonia. The remains of the original blast furnace ("Maria Furnace") are located at coordinates: 39|46|30.64 N, 77|24|25.98 W. The remains consist of a pile of rocks in a small wooded area overgrown with vegetation.
References[edit]
- ^ "Maria Furnace (1180406)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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