Stapley Furnace Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

OReviewer: As there's been no response to my earlier note, I am forced to archive this listing.

If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact me email, including the GC Code, and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

Thanks,
-OReviewer

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Hidden : 4/16/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Short walk from the parking location on a well maintained path. You do not have to disrupt any of the furnace stones to find the cache.

This is one of many iron furnaces in Western Pa, but one that is not that well known despite it's short distance from the highway. Many drive by this every day and probably don't know it exists.Below is the history of the furnace from the following website (visit link) Stapley (aka Shippen) - in an open field in Richland Township. It was erected in 1835 by Charles and Richard Shippen, and is sometimes known as the Shippen Furnace. It was named for a relative of the family. It was steam powered, probably the only one in Venango County, and set some distance back from Mill Creek. In fact, it is quite high up a hill. Until the fall of 2004 it looked like a giant milk bottle standing in the field, with most of the outer stones removed and used as a barn foundation. The barn is no longer there. By the fall of 2005 the "bottle" had collapsed and now only a pile of inner furnace stones remain.****Be careful when pulling in and out of the parking area. It's best to approach the parking area from the South (same side of the road as pull-off)****

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