Cornwall, Lebanon County. �Buchanan visited the furnace in June, 1843. The iron made at this furnace had a high reputation with mill and foundrymen. Stack was hot blast, thirty feet high, eight feet bosh. Produced, 1856, 1,500 tons. Abandoned in 185E on account of scarcity of timber and low prices. 4

: Beck, Paul E. Title: Christian Myers, migrant iron master and a founder of Clarion County / by Paul E. Beck. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Myers, Christian, 1796-1877. Bear, Henry. Clarion Furnace (Clarion County, Pa.) Iron mines and mining--Pennsylvania--Clarion County --History. Iron industry

iron industry in Lancaster County between the Panic of 1837 and the Revulsion of 1884—The Anthracite Furnace Period. The ironmaster of this time more likely was a fairly modest businessman who was sufficiently adventurous to stake his or another person's fortune on the least stable industry, and who

throughout the colonies. Heinrich William Stiegel owner of the furnace saw potential for pro ts in specialty markets as well, and began advertising in the Pennsylvania Gazette, that he could produce the types of iron goods needed by the West Indies sugar trade. "Iron Castings Of all dimensions and sizes

Cornwall Furnace "On the 22nd day of September in the thirteenth year of the reign of King George the Second over Great Britain, France, and anno Moni 1739, be- tween Peter Grubb of the township of Warwick in the county of Lancaster of the Province of Pennsylvania, Iron Master, with Samuel Grubb of East

. Haldeman. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Chickies Furnace (Lancaster County, Pa.) Iron industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County --History. Iron foundries--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County--History. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1896-97 Description: [14]-23 p

the Gap nickel mine the distinction of being unique, the Wood mine in Little Britain at one time being the largest source of chromium in the world. (Knopf Chrome ores in Pennsylvania and Maryland, Geol. Survey Bull. 725-B pp 81). The various chrome mines in the county being identical in their char

house, making use of the impounded stream, Furnace (or Broadwater) Run, to drive its blast. His ore and limestone came from Cornwall mines, nine miles away, his charcoal from woodlands adjoining the furnace. Aside of the furnace there was a casting house in which five plate stoves were made. Today there

C. Grittinger, First Manufacture of Iron at Cornwall, Lebanon County Historical Society, Vol. II. Mr. Grittinger says: "The Grubbs had slaves, used as house servants, furnace men, laborers, wood choppers and colliers. To a number were given the classical names of Caeser, Scipio, Pom- pey, Cato