Rockland Furnace is a historic iron furnace located at Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It was built 1832, and is a stone structure approximately 25 feet tall. It has an 11 feet wide, 10 feet tall casting arch and 9 feet wide, 9 feet tall tuyere arch. Also on the property are the wheel pit and mill race.[2]
Rockland Furnace | |
Location | On Shull Run north of the Allegheny River, northwest of Emlenton, Rockland Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°14′3″N 79°44′57″W / 41.23417°N 79.74917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1832 |
Architectural style | Iron furnace |
MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001139[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 6, 1991 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2012. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rockland Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2012.