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Early charcoal iron forges, furnaces and slitting mills in Chester County, Pennsylvania 1718-1830 : including sketches on the works and a finding aid for the original forge and furnace books at the Chester County Historical Society Daniel A. Graham
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA/Ch TS 229.5 .P4 G73 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Graham, Daniel A., 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chester County Historical Society (West Chester, Pa.)--Sources.
- Chester County Historical Society (West Chester, Pa.).
- Iron industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Chester County--History.
- Iron industry and trade.
- Iron foundries--Pennsylvania--Chester County--History.
- Iron foundries.
- Physical Description:
- 41, [10] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Ellicott City, Md. (2127 Mt. Hebron Dr., Ellicott City 21042) : Daniel A. Graham, 2006.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Overview
- Finding aid
- Brandywine iron works (Lukens Iron and Steel Company)
- Branson and Nutt's Coventry steel works
- Caln iron works (Valley iron works)
- Changewater furnace
- Chester County iron works
- Coventry forge and iron works
- Crum Creek forge (Dicks' forge)
- Cupola furnace
- Doe Run furnace
- Edwards' forge and slitting mill
- Federal slitting mill (Rokeby slitting mill)
- French Creek works (Phoenix Iron and Steel Company)
- Hibernia iron works (Downing's forge)
- Isabella furnace
- Laurel iron works (Laverty's forge)
- Mary Ann forge (Dowlin's forge)
- Moore's forge (Springtown forge)
- Mt. Joy forge (Valley forge)
- Pennsgrove forge
- Pikeland iron works
- Pine Grove forge
- Pleasant Garden iron works
- Reading forge (Van Leer's forge)
- Rebecca furnace (Piresol's furnace)
- Rock Run furnace (Kristene)
- Sarum forge (Thornbury forge)
- Springtown forge (Springton forge, Moore's forge)
- Triadelphia iron works (Viaduct mill)
- Twaddell's forge
- Valley works
- Vincent forge
- Vincent steel furnace and slitting mill
- Warwick furnace
- Appendix I - the ironworks
- Appendix II - the ironmasters
- Iron work references
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 147419123
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