Mount Vernon Furnace Traditional Cache
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Southwestern PENNSYLVANIA at one time had as many as twenty old Cut
Stone Iron Furnaces.
Isaac Meason built this furnace between 1795 and 1800 along Mounts
Creek in Bullskin Township. On the iron lintel above the main
opening are the letters "MT VN 1801." It is in fair condition
considering its age. The front and right sides have a few stones
missing, and a crack runs up the left side of the front to the top
of the furnace. The back of the furnace, near the hillside, has the
center stones fallen down from the top of the furnace all the way
to the base. Although the furnace is in a park like setting its
maintenance appears to be minimal. It was placed on the National
Register of Historical Places in 1991. In 2004 Jesse and Bertha M.
Eutsey, hiers to the furnace site deeded the 1.6 acre plot to the
Bullskin Township Historical Society, which has plans to restore
the furnace.
Special Thanks to TEAM HILLJACK for the info.
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