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Black Rock forges and rock furnaces

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Author
Shertz, Albert W.
Date of Publication
1978
probably a Catalain forge but some sources refer to the Kurtz Iron Works as a bloomery. Little is known about the site or operation of Kurtz's. Other iron-making activities on the Octoraro, according to Lancaster County tax records were: J. Webb's Forge—Pine Grove (1800), John With- ers—Sadsbury (1802
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by Albert W. Shertz.
Author
Shertz, Albert W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1978
Physical Description
[39]-48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 82, no. 1
Subjects
Iron-works - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 82, number 1 (1978), p. 39-48Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.82
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The Durham Iron Works : Durham township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Fackenthal, B. F.
Edition
Revised
Date of Publication
1932.
Call Number
974.821 F137
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A paper read by B. F. Fackenthal, jr....at a meeting of the Friends historical association of Philadelphia, June 10, 1922.
Author
Fackenthal, B. F.
Edition
Revised
Place of Publication
Holicong, Bucks county, Pa
Publisher
Buckingham Friends meeting house,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
34 p. : ill., ports., map; 23 cm.
Subjects
The Durham Iron Works, Pennsylvania.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Industries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.821 F137
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Early iron works, chemists and laboratories : with special reference to those at Durham Iron Works, 1870-1904 : including historical and biographical notes : paper read before the Bucks County Historical Society

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Author
Fackenthal, B. F.
Date of Publication
23 cm.
Call Number
672 F142
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by B.F. Fackenthal, Jr.
Author
Fackenthal, B. F.
Place of Publication
45 p
Publisher
ill., ports. ;
Date of Publication
23 cm.
Physical Description
[S.l. : s.n., 1942]
Notes
"Doylestown meeting, May 7, 1942"
"Preprint from Vol. IX, of the Bucks County Historical Society Papers"
Subjects
Fackenthal, B. F. - 1851-1941.
Durham Iron Works.
Iron-works - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
672 F142
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History of Hibernia Iron Works, West Caln Township, Chester County

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Author
Nagy, John C.
Date of Publication
1965.
Call Number
974.813 N147
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John C. Nagy ; photographs: Ned Goode.
Author
Nagy, John C.
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Publisher
Chester County Park and Recreation Board,
Date of Publication
1965.
Physical Description
12, [1] p. : ill., facsims. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Reproduced from typescript.
Bibliography: p. [13].
Subjects
Hibernia Iron Works.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania.
Additional Author
Goode, Ned,
Additional Corporate Author
Chester County Park and Recreation Board (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 N147
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Iron in colonial times : activities for grades 4, 5 & 6

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Author
Clarke, Mary Stetson.
Date of Publication
c1981.
Call Number
669 C599
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by Mary Stetson Clarke ; illustrated by Joshua Tolford.
ISBN
0915992094 (pbk.)
Author
Clarke, Mary Stetson.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Eastern National Park & Monument Association,
Date of Publication
c1981.
Physical Description
24 p. ; ill. : 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Summary
Covers the manufacture of iron, the life of ironworkers, and the use of iron implements in colonial times and includes a variety of related activities and a mystery story.
Subjects
Iron-works - United States
Ironworks.
United States - History - To 1775 - Juvenile literature.
United States - Social life and customs - To 1775.
Additional Author
Tolford, Joshua.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
669 C599
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The iron industry in Pennsylvania : with a listing of national, state, and private sites related to the Pennsylvania iron industry and open to the public

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Author
Eggert, Gerald G.
Date of Publication
1994.
Call Number
669.1 E29
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Iron industry in Pennsylvania
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by Gerald G. Eggert.
Author
Eggert, Gerald G.
Place of Publication
Middletown, Pa
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
Date of Publication
1994.
Physical Description
x, 98 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Pennsylvania history studies ; no. 25
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [97]-98).
Contents
Chapters: The Process of Iron Making // Iron Plantations In the Colonial Era // Iron Plantations in Antebellum Pennsylvania // Technological Change and Urbanization // Ironmasters and Ironworkers in an Urban Setting // The Shift to Steel
Summary
"From the opening of the first iron forge in 1716, the iron industry played a central role in the economies of Pennsylvania and the nation. Learn how iron was made, and follow the story of iron production through the experiences of the industry's pioneers and the iron workers and their families whose labor built Pennsylvania's industrial might." [from the publisher]
Subjects
Iron-works - Pennsylvania
Blast furnaces - Pennsylvania
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
669.1 E29
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L.I.W. [Lancaster Iron Works] News

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Date of Publication
1919.
Call Number
669.1 L245 Oversize
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Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.] ,
Date of Publication
1919.
Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Notes
Library has: Vol. 2 no.2 (April 1919), no.3 (September 1919)
Subjects
Lancaster Iron Works.
Posey Iron Works
Metallurgy.
Iron industry and trade - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
669.1 L245 Oversize
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Mark Bird, 1739-1812, Hopewell Furnace, Berks County, Pennsylvania : ironmaster & patriot

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Author
Graham Daniel A.
Date of Publication
[2016]
©2016
Call Number
974.816 g738
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Mark Bird, ironmaster & patriot
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by Daniel A. Graham.
ISBN
9781601265029
1601265026
Author
Graham Daniel A.
Place of Publication
Elverson, Pennsylvania
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Friends of Hopewell Furnace,
Masthof Press.
Date of Publication
[2016]
©2016
Physical Description
xiv, 92 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-91).
Contents
Early years and background: Morlatton and Birdsborough, 1739-1761 -- Birdsborough Forges, 1762-1770: ironmaster -- Pre-Revolution, 1770-1774: Birdsborough Forges and Hopewell Furnace ironmaster -- Revolutionary years, 1774-1782: political and military/Colonel Mark Bird -- Revolutionary War years, 1774-1782: Industrial/Hopewell Furnace -- Financial ruin, 1782-1788: Delaware Mills/Works, Bucks County -- Exile and death, 1788-1812: Western North Carolina -- Children of Mark and Mary (Ross) Bird -- Photos.
Summary
This work captures the American Revolutionary spirit of Hopewell Furnace's first ironmaster and founder who served as George Washington's quartermaster and provided needed supplies to Washington while he encamped at Valley Forge during the harsh winter of 1777. The book not only contains the complete Bird biography, but also illustrations of Revolutionary war cannon making, original Mark Bird correspondence, a complete bibliography of sources, and photos of Mark Bird's ironmaking pieces and other relevant historic locales. [from the publisher]
Subjects
Bird, Mark, - 1739-1812.
Byrd family.
Iron-works - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Iron and steel workers - Pennsylvania - Berks County - Biography.
Decorative arts - Pennsylvania - Berks County
Historic sites - Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Berks County (Pa.) - Biography.
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania - Berks County.
Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.816 g738
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Our documentary history

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Author
Shirk, Willis L.
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by Willis L. Shirk, Jr.
Author
Shirk, Willis L.
Physical Description
5 p.
Subjects
Griffen, John
Safe Harbor Iron Works.
Griffen Gun.
Dahlgren guns.
Gunsmithing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Safe Harbor (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
vol. 39, no. 1 Winter 2013.Lancaster History Library - Book905.748 PHMC vol. 39
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The substance of an address delivered at Poole Forge, Caernarvon, Lancaster County, Pa

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Author
Appel, Roberts.
Date of Publication
1925
prominent in the iron world and was one of the leaders who petitioned the Assembly of Pennsylvania, for a duty on the importation of iron from England. He later became interested in the Birdsboro Iron works, which in 1800 became his nemesis, as his fortune was wiped out in a sheriff's sale of the property
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by Roberts Appel, Esq. Prepared for the records of this society by Mr. Hugh W. Nevin.
Author
Appel, Roberts.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1925
Physical Description
69-73 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 29, no. 6
Subjects
Windsor Forge (Caernarvon Township, Pa.)
Poole Forge (Caernarvon Township, Pa.)
Iron mines and mining - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon Township.
Iron-works - Pennsylvania - Caernarvon Township.
Caernarvon (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) - History.
Additional Author
Nevin, Hugh W.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 29, number 6 (1925), p. 69-73Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.29
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