Peter Tarr Furnace Traditional Cache

The cache container is an orange M&M Tube, with room for small trade items, located near the Peter Tarr Furnace.  Park on the street. There is an entrance to the historical area that does not require walking across anyone's lawn. Bring your own pen, and cover the cache container back up.  There is a First to Find trackable as a reward for FTF.  Be sure to pass it on!

The Peter Tarr Furnace was the first iron furnace west of the Alleghenies, and is a short distance down Kings Creek Road. The furnace was built in 1794 by a man named Grant on property owned by pioneer James Campbell along Kings Creek near what is now Weirton, WV.  Peter Tarr purchased the business shortly after its construction, and along with a partner, established the firm of Connell, Tarr, & Company. A forerunner to the modern steel mill, the furnace was fueled using local timber and produced about 2 tons of metal daily.

The metal produced at the mill was typically used to make cooking utensils and iron grates.  However, during the War of 1812 the metal was used to cast the cannonballs used by Commodore Oliver H. Perry in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie.

The furnace remained in operation until 1840. In 1968 the shell of the furnace was reconstructed as a permanent landmark.