Triple F Traditional Cache
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Visit the first, and largest, coke-fired hot-blast iron furnace in
North America!
Located 5.2 miles north of Lock Haven, the Farrandsville Iron
Furnace was completed in 1837 and was the first and largest
coke-fired hot-blast iron furnace in North America, reaching a
height of 54 feet. An excellent example of dry masonry construction
it produced 50 tons of high quality pig iron per week using
equipment imported from Scotland. The first firebrick made in
Pennsylvania was produced at Farrandsville. A detailed history is
available at the link below.
http://www.clintoncogensociety.org/8.html
Due to the location, this one is an easy NANO. (yeah, there is such
a thing) Do NOT go into the fenced area with NO TRESSPASSING signs.
Cache is accessible from outside the fencing. Parking is at the
Farrandsville Community Park near the ball field......use the
coords below. DO NOT park along the road OR in front of the
neighboring homes.
The drive to Farrandsville is beautiful at all times of the year.
The park across the road is nice and this little village is very
quiet. Take a lunch and enjoy!
************* Why ‘Triple F’?----Farrandsville Iron (Fe) Furnace
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This cache is approved and sponsored by the Clinton County
Historical Society and The Heisey Museum in Lock Haven, PA.
Visit their site at www.clintoncountyhistory.com
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