The Buchanan Furnace is a historic iron furnace located in Licking Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1844, and is a cold blast charcoal furnace measuring 30 feet by 33 feet at the base and 33 feet tall. It had a maximum production of 1,200 tons per year and was abandoned in 1858 because of a lack of timber to be used as fuel.[3]

Buchanan Furnace
Buchanan Furnace is located in Pennsylvania
Buchanan Furnace
Buchanan Furnace is located in the United States
Buchanan Furnace
LocationOff Pennsylvania Route 378 at the Clarion River near Callensburg, Licking Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°7′54″N 79°33′32″W / 41.13167°N 79.55889°W / 41.13167; -79.55889
Arealess than one acre
Built1844
Architectural styleIron furnace
MPSIron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.91001129[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 06, 1991
Designated PHMCApril 03, 1950[2]

Thirty-one iron furnaces were built in Clarion County, mostly from 1840-1850. They supplied the region as well as the Pittsburgh rolling mills.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-16. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buchanan Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.