Scranton Iron Furnaces
historic site in Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Scranton Iron Furnaces is an historic manufacturing site located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. The site preserves Pennsylvania's rich iron making history. It is near the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton.
The site has been managed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission since 1971 and is part of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum complex. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, as the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company Furnace.
History
19th century
This historic site preserves the remains of four stone blast furnaces that were built between 1848 and 1857. Iron production on the site was started by Scranton, Grant & Company in 1840. Later, the furnaces were operated by the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company.
In 1847, iron rails for the Erie Railroad were made at the site. By 1865, Scranton, Grant & Company had the largest iron production capacity in the United States.
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