Pine Grove Furnace State Park
| Pine Grove Furnace State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 Pine Grove Furnace Stack
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| Name origin: Pine Grove Furnace | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cumberland |
| Townships | Cooke, Dickinson |
| Borders on | Michaux State Forest |
| Parts | Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Landform Range |
Mountain Creek valley South Mountain |
| Location | Pine Grove Furnace Stack |
| - coordinates | 40°01′52″N 77°18′24″W / 40.03111°N 77.30667°WCoordinates: 40°01′52″N 77°18′24″W / 40.03111°N 77.30667°W |
| Highest point | southern tip of park |
| - elevation | 1,125 ft (342.9 m) |
| Lowest point | Mountain Creek at bridge |
| - location | downstream of Laurel Dam |
| - elevation | 725 ft (221.0 m) |
| Length | 3.5 mi (6 km), dogleg northward then eastward (along Bendersville Rd & SR3008) |
| Width | 0.31 mi (0 km) (average along length) |
| Area | 696 acres (282 ha) |
| Founded | c. 1930 |
| Management | Bureau of State Parks |
| GNIS ID | 1196534 |
 The furnace stack is 3⁄4 mi (1,200 m) North of the Co. line.
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| Website: Pine Grove Furnace State Park | |
 1872 "Pine Grove" map w/ "South Mountain RR"
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1872 Laurel Forge map with "South Mountain Creek"
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Pine Grove Furnace State Park is a protected Pennsylvania area that includes Laurel and Fuller Lakes in Cooke Township of Cumberland County. The Park accommodates various outdoor recreation activities, protects the remains of the Pine Grove Iron Works (1764), and was the site of Laurel Forge (1830), Pine Grove Park (1880s), and a brick plant (1892). The Park is 8 miles (13 km) from exit 37 of Interstate 81 on Pennsylvania Route 233.
Pine Grove Furnace State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of State Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks". Pine Grove Furnace State Park is home to the Appalachian Trail museum.
The state park's historic place on the national register is the Pine Grove Iron Works of about 176 acres (0.71 km2) with structures associated with the 1764 Pine Grove Furnace, which ended production in 1895. The 1870 South Mountain RR and the subsequent 1891 Hunter's Run and Slate Belt Railroad provided the railway lines to the industrial areas of the state park.
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