Wharton Furnace
Wharton Furnace is an historic iron furnace located at Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1837, and is a stone structure measuring 33 feet wide, 31 feet deep, and 31 feet high.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chalkhill and Deer Lake.
Chalkhill
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Chalk Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 40, approximately 8 miles southeast of the city of Uniontown. Chalkhill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wharton Furnace.
Deer Lake
Hamlet
Deer Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 1 mile east of Chalkhill and 5 miles northwest of Farmington in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania. Deer Lake is situated 3 miles northeast of Wharton Furnace.
Farmington
Hamlet
Farmington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Farmington is located along U.S. Route 40, the National Road, approximately 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and is the closest settlement to Fort Necessity National Battlefield. Farmington is situated 4 miles east of Wharton Furnace.
Wharton Furnace
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: bloomery, building, and tourism
- Location: Wharton Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.82567° or 39° 49′ 32″ northLongitude
-79.6381° or 79° 38′ 17″ westElevation
1,759 feet (536 metres)Open location code
87F2R9G6+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1022790167OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4562195Wikidata ID
Q7990714
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