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Mount Vernon Furnace
United States historic place / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Mount Vernon Furnace | |
![]() South and east sides, June 2014 | |
Location | Entsey Road east of Pennsylvania Route 982, east of Scottdale, Bullskin Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°5′45″N 79°30′38″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1795 |
Architectural style | Iron furnace |
MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001127[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 6, 1991 |
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]