"Horse Creek Furnace – Horse Creek Furnace was built by Samuel Bell in 1836. It was not put into use until 1838 under the operation of Bell’s son, William, and William Davis. The source of ore was an area upstream on Horse Creek, which supplied the Oil Creek Furnace, also owned by Bell and located in what is now downtown Oil City. In 1843, Bell went bankrupt and his interests were subjected to sheriff’s sale. In 1844, the furnace was purchased by Edmund Evans who renamed it, Clay Furnace. The Evans family operated the furnace until it was banked in 1856." [cranberrttwp]
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