Centre Furnace
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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. The furnace was central to the development of the Nittany Valley. The furnace is across Porter Road from the Centre Furnace Mansion House. The furnace is the namesake for Centre County.
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East College Avenue, State College
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| N 40.805305555556 ° | E -77.84325 ° |
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Centre Furnace
East College Avenue 807
16801 State College
Pennsylvania, United States
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