Pine Grove Iron Works
| Pine Grove Iron Works | |
| historic place | |
 Pine Grove Furnace Stack
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Cumberland |
| Township | Cooke |
| Part of | Pine Grove Furnace State Park |
| Adjacent areas |
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| Landform | Mountain Creek valley |
| 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 |
| Lowest point | east side @ Mountain Creek |
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| Works & adjacent areas |
150 acres (61 ha) (approx.) |
| Population | 0 |
| Production | 1764-1874, 1878-1895 |
| NRHP Ref # GNIS IDs |
77001158 1198297 (village) 1207388 (furnace stack) |
 Mansion photo before 1908
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Former grist mill (Appalachian Trail Museum) |
The Pine Grove Iron Works was a southcentral Pennsylvania smelting facility during the Industrial Revolution. The works is notable for remaining structures that are historical visitor attractions of Pine Grove Furnace State Park, including the furnace stack of the Pine Grove Furnace.
1877: S Mountain Mining & Iron Co
tbd: South Mountain Iron Company
c. 1874: Thomas Iron Company
1864: South Mountain Iron Company
1864: Morehead
1863: Jay Cooke & Co
1845: E. Watts & W. Watts
1838: F. Watts & Penrose
1835: J. Ege & M. P. Ege
1815: P. Ege
1803: M. Ege
1788: Arthur, M. Ege & T. Thornburg
1783: M. Ege, J. Thornburg & T. Thornburg
1773: Simon
1772: McGrew
1762: Stevenson
1762 (137 acres): Pope
The works occupied the small area around the furnace stack a "quarter of a mile from the" quarry. Notable geographic points near the works include the Mountain Creek distributary point for the furnace water race on the west, the wash race distributary point from Tom's Run (north), and the confluence of the furnace's water race with the creek (east). Also to the east and southeast were the railroad bridge over the creek and the "east workings" with the limestone quarry ("flux … pit 250'x75'x50' deep" in 1891) and Pine Grove bank No. 1.
Pine Grove was the village/town associated with the iron works (designated the "Pine Grove Furnace" populated place in 1979), and village structures included the Methodist Episcopal Church and residences north of the east-west road through the area. By 1886 the village had a post office, and the schoolhouse and c. 1790 Pine Grove Cemetery (40°01′41″N 77°17′59″W / 40.02804°N 77.29983°W) were south of the village and the iron works. A local store provide goods.
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