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In fact, they had to do restoration work as well as stabalization work.
This photo is from 1990 or before.
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| npshistory HAER PA,7-WILL,1-A--2 2. EAST ELEVATION - Mount Etna Iron Works, Etna Furnace, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 463, Williamsburg, Blair County, PA |
They have added a lot of reinforcement to hold the furnace together.
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| Facebook Reel |
In fact, they had to do restoration work as well as stabalization work.
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| HAER PA,7-WILL,1-A--3 3. SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF FURNACE, CHARGING EMBANKMENT IN BACKGROUND |
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| sah-archipedia, Michelle Krone |
This video is longer and includes an explanation as to how the iron was used before steel became cheap.
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| Facebook Reel |
There were also several support structures by the furnace: charcoal house, blacksmith shop, ironmaster's house, company store, residence, forgeman's house #1, tenant house, boarding house, mule barn and church.
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| HAER PA,7-WILL,1- (sheet 1 of 1) HAER PA,7-WILL,1- (sheet 1 of 1) - Mount Etna Iron Works, East of U.S. Route 22 on T.R. 463, Williamsburg, Blair County, PA |
The Lower Trail repurposed the canal right-of-way. [nps]
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| Jacob L. Wible, Nov 2025 |
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| Martin Bassani, May 2024 |
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