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| Eagle Furnace & Iron Works:
Located on Canoe Creek, north of Canoe Ripple,
on the Clarion, Beaver Twp., Clarion County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Date Built: ca.1846 Date Out-of-Blast: ca.1859
Other names Eagle Furnace was known by: |
| Eagle Furnace & Iron Works: A Stone Blast Furnace & Iron Works.
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| Short History of Eagle Furnace:
From: "Proceedings of the Iron Convention."
1849.
From: "Iron Manufacturer Guide" 1859
From: "Caldwell's History of Clarion County" 1877
From "History of Clarion County" 1887.
From: "A Guide to the Old Stone Blast Furnace in Western
Pennsylvania" 1966. |
| Location: To reach the location of Eagle Furnace, Beaver Township, from Callensburg, follow PA Rt. 368, 0.1 mile east from where it crosses PA Rt. 378 in Callensburg. Turn left on L.R. 16030 and proceed for 1.5 miles, then turn north (left) on L.R. 16029. Follow this road about 3 miles, crossing the Clarion River at Canoe Ripple, and then about 3/4 mile farther on, turn east on T-385. Proceed about 1/4 mile to the bridge over Canoe Creek. The furnace is about 100 feet to the right of the road and near the top of the hill, about 200 feet before reaching the creek. It is in excellent condition [ca.1966] and visible from the road when about halfway down the hill. (Sharp & Thomas,1966:33) Revised Directions to Eagle Furnace ca. 4 / 2002: GPS Location: 41 degrees 10.284 79 degrees 31.416
From the Callensburg Post Office travel east 4/10 miles
to the end of PA Route 368. This is a crossroads. Continue straight through
the crossroads on PA Route 58. Continue on PA Route 58 for 1/10 mile
to the junction of Canoe Ripple Road. Turn left unto Canoe Ripple Road and
follow it for 3 8/10 miles where it crosses the Clarion River. Continue following
Canoe Ripple Road for another mile until you come to the junction of Eagle
Furnace Road. Turn right on Eagle Furnace Road and follow it for 3
/10 miles to the bridge over Canoe Creek. Park at the bridge. There is a
"no trespassing sign" by the bridge. Get permission from the land owner.
Follow the creek downstream .06 miles until you see an orange gas pipe line
that crosses the creek. At the pipe line walk at a right angle away from
the creek. You will see Eagle Furnace. The furnace is near the road but cannot
be seen from the road due to trees and brush.
From Exit 53 (Knox Exit) of Interstate 80 travel south
(away from Knox) on Canoe Ripple Road. There is no sign indicating that this
is Canoe Ripple Road. Travel 1 1/10 miles to the junction of Eagle
Furnace Road. Follow Eagle Furnace Road for 3/10 miles to the bridge over
Canoe Creek. Park at the bridge. There is a "no trespassing" sign by the
bridge. Get permission from the land owner. Follow the creek downstream .06
miles until you see an orange gas pipe line that crosses the creek. At the
pipe line walk at a right angle away from the creek. You will see Eagle Furnace.
The furnace is near the road but can not be seen from the road due to trees
and brush. |
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LOCATION: Location of Eagle Furnace & Tippecanoe Furnace (Canoe Furnace), Canoe Creek, South of Knox, in Beaver Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. The Beaver Township map is cropped from a 1/50,000 USGS Geological Survey Map of Clarion County dated 1986; based on 1/24,000 maps dated 1963 through 1969. (Map courtesy of the U.S.G.S. Topographic Survey, Washington, D.C.) (It is recommended that you obtain and use the "Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer" by DeLorne Mapping, as your map source in finding the Clarion County Iron Furnaces.)
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Eagle Furnace, Beaver Township, Clarion Co.
1872 Map of Beaver Township, Clarion, showing the location of Eagle Furnace and the settlements around the furnace. (from "Atlas of the County of Lawrence & The State of Pennsylvania," Published by G.M.Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, PA, ca.1872) |
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| Eagle Furnace Ruins Ruins of Eagle Furnace as they appeared in Sept. 2001. (Photo courtesy of Hank Hufnagel, Scout Master, Troop Clarion, Clarion County.) |
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Eagle Furnace Undated photo of Eagle Furnace ruins. (Photo courtesy of Arnold Kepple, author of "History of Callensburg Boro & Licking Township.") |
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Eagle Furnace Undated photo of the Casting Arch (Photo courtesy of Arnold Kepple, author of "History of Callensburg Boro & Licking Township.") |
| Bibliographical Sources: This section under construction. |
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