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Coordinates: 40°6′45″N 79°43′3″W / 40.11250°N 79.71750°W / 40.11250; -79.71750
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Alliance Furnace
Ruins of the furnace
Alliance Furnace is located in Pennsylvania
Alliance Furnace
Alliance Furnace is located in the United States
Alliance Furnace
LocationOff Township 568 at Jacobs Creek, northeast of Perryopolis, Perry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°6′45″N 79°43′3″W / 40.11250°N 79.71750°W / 40.11250; -79.71750
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1789
Architectural styleOther, Iron furnace
MPSIron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.91001130[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1991
Designated PHMCNovember 22, 1946[2]

Alliance Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and Alliance Iron Works, is a historic iron furnace located at Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1789, and is a stone structure measuring 25 feet square and 15 feet high. Also on the property is a charcoal house measuring 40 feet by 25 feet by 20 feet. It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1792 and closed in 1802.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alliance Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.


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