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Wharton Furnace

Wharton Township, United States of America

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 (10 m) wide, 31 feet (9.4 m) deep, and 31 feet (9.4 m) high. It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1839

and went out of blast by 1850. It was built by Congressman Andrew Stewart (1791-1872). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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