Centre Furnace
Centre Furnace is an iron furnace located in College Township, Centre County, in the Nittany Valley. It was the first charcoal iron furnace built west of the Susquehanna River in 1790-91 by war generals Samuel Miles and John Patton.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centre Furnace Mansion House and Beaver Stadium.
Centre Furnace Mansion House
Museum
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The Centre Furnace Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the headquarters of the Centre County Historical Society, located in College Township, Pennsylvania. Centre Furnace Mansion House is situated 640 feet northeast of Centre Furnace.
Beaver Stadium
Stadium
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West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium, commonly known as Beaver Stadium, is a college football stadium on the campus of Pennsylvania State University in Penn State University Park. Beaver Stadium is situated 1 mile northwest of Centre Furnace.
Bryce Jordan Center
Stadium
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The Bryce Jordan Center is a 15,261-seat multi-purpose arena in College Township, Pennsylvania, on the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Bryce Jordan Center is situated 3,500 feet west of Centre Furnace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include College Heights Historic District and Struble.
College Heights Historic District
Neighborhood
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College Heights Historic District is a national historic district located at State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 278 contributing buildings in an almost exclusively middle-class residential area of State College. College Heights Historic District is situated 1½ miles west of Centre Furnace.
Struble
Hamlet
Struble is a neighborhood and an unincorporated community in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. Struble is situated 2½ miles southwest of Centre Furnace.
Toftrees
Neighborhood
Toftrees is a census-designated place in Patton Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 3.5 miles northwest of the center of State College on the north side of Interstate 99/U.S. Route 322. Toftrees is situated 2½ miles northwest of Centre Furnace.
Centre Furnace
- Type: Ruins
- Address: 807 East College Avenue, State College, PA 16801
- Categories: bloomery and historic site
- Location: Centre County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.80524° or 40° 48′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.84347° or 77° 50′ 37″ westOpen location code
87G4R544+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 264394134OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q131384710
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