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| California Furnace & Iron Works: near
the Village of Laughlintown, Rolling Rock Country Club, Ligonier Twp.,
Westmoreland Co., PA
Date Built: ca. 1852 / 1853
Other names California Furnace was known by: |
| Owners: California Furnace & Iron Works |
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California Furnace The reconstructed California Furnace, workarch on the southern side of the furnace. (Photo courtesy of Guy J. Davis from "Iron Furnaces of Westmoreland County" ca.1996, published in "Westmoreland History," Spring 1996, publicaltion of the Westmoreland County Historical Society, Greensburg, PA) |
| Location: Located near the Village of Laughlintown, on Rolling Rock Run, Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Go east on PA Rt.30 east of Ligonier to Laughlintown. At the Compass Inn in Laughlintown, turn right and go south about 2 miles.. This road will take you through Rolling Rock Country Club property, and is a private road. At the bottom of the hill , a road turns off to the left, cross the covered bridge over Rolling Rock Run. Proceed about 0.8mile. You will pass one house on the right, which was the boarding house for workmen at the furnace. About 100 yards pass the the the Furnace will be on the left, acrossRolling Rock Run. The stack has been reconstructed. |
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| Bibliographical Sources: This section under construction. |
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