Alliance Furnace
Alliance Furnace | |
Pennsylvania state historical marker | |
Ruins of the furnace | |
| Location | Off Township 568 at Jacobs Creek, northeast of Perryopolis, Perry Township, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°6′45″N 79°43′3″W / 40.11250°N 79.71750°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1789 |
| Architectural style | Iron furnace |
| MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001130[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1991 |
| Designated PHMC | November 22, 1946[2] |
The Alliance Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and the Alliance Iron Works, is an historic iron furnace, which is located in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was part of the first large-scale ironworks west of the Appalachian Mountains.[3]
The Alliance Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1789, the Alliance Furnace is a stone structure measuring twenty-five feet square by fifteen feet high. It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1792 and closed in 1802.[4][5] It produced bar iron, weights, kettles, and smoothing irons, along with military ordnance for Fort Pitt during the Northwest Indian War.[3]
Also located on the same property is a charcoal house which measures 40 by 25 by 20 feet (12.2 by 7.6 by 6.1 m).[1]
In 1946, a Pennsylvania state historical marker for the Alliance Furnace was installed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.[5][6] The Alliance Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is notable for being part of the first large-scale ironworks west of the Appalachian Mountains.[3]
The ruins of the furnace and charcoal house are located along Jacobs Creek on Pennsylvania State Game Lands 296.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d Kelly, Mark (2022). "The Alliance Iron Works: The Rapid Rise and Fall of Western Pennsylvania's First Iron Furnace". Western Pennsylvania History: 1918 - 2024: 48–59. ISSN 1525-4755.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2012. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alliance Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "Alliance Furnace Historical Marker". Explore PA History. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
- ^ "Alliance Furnace Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
Further reading
- Kelly, Mark (Spring 2022). "The Alliance Iron Works: The Rapid Rise and Fall of Western Pennsylvania's First Iron Furnace". Western Pennsylvania History. p. 48-59. Retrieved February 23, 2026.