Allegheny Furnace
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Allegheny Furnace is a historic iron furnace
located at Altoona
, Blair County, Pennsylvania
. The furnace was built in 1811, with alterations and additions built in 1847 and 1852.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1991.
Bloomery
A bloomery is a type of furnace once widely used for smelting iron from its oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron. A bloomery's product is a porous mass of iron and slag called a bloom. This mix of slag and iron in the bloom is termed sponge iron, which...
located at Altoona
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Blair County, Pennsylvania
-Significant Topographic Features:*Brush Mountain*Logan Valley*Morrison Cove*Tussey Mountain-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 129,144 people, 51,518 households, and 34,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 246 people per square mile . There were 55,061...
. The furnace was built in 1811, with alterations and additions built in 1847 and 1852.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1991.
External links
- Allegheny Furnace, Union Avenue & Cresent Road, Altoona, Blair, PA: 2 photos, 4 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Allegheny Furnace, Store & Office, Union Avenue & Cresent Road, Altoona, Blair, PA: 1 photo, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey