Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The contributing sites are the industrial remains of the Robesonia Furnace, which was established in 1794 by George Ege and then demolished in 1927 after its acquisition by Bethlehem Steel. [2] This complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]
Furnace, South Church and Freeman Streets and Mountain and East Meadow Avenues 40°20′34″N 76°08′26″W / 40.342778°N 76.140556°W / 40.342778; -76.140556 ( Robesonia Furnace Historic
Once famous for its iron furnaces (c. 1794–1927), the town was founded in 1855 by Henry P. Robeson, who had acquired existing iron manufacturing operations and founded the Robesonia Iron Company in 1845. The Robesonia Furnace Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [4]
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Berks County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania" The following 115 pages are in this category, out of 115 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1918, the town sold 4.5 acres comprising the “Old Furnace” to Connecticut for a state park. The abutting Ross Campgrounds, once owned by Norman Ross, became part of the state park in 1964.
When construction on a house near the site began in the 1950s, “they found a lot of artifacts from the iron furnace,” Stout said, “including a cannon fragment.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more