Iron Industry Collection, 1787-1925

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Call Number:  MG0155

1 box     1 folder     .1 cubic ft.

Repository:  LancasterHistory (Organization)

Shelving Location:  Archives South, Side 4

Scope and Content Note: The small collection features iron orders and furnace photographs. The 1787 orders are to Mount Hope Furnace for Hopeland Forge and the 1826 order is to John F. Steinman from Martick Works. Photographs are of Chickies Furnaces No. 1 & No. 2. Other items are a photograph of a map of Lancaster County as in 1729, a Hershey Machine & Foundry booklet, and an excerpt from a Lancaster Co. article (1843) mentioning early ironmasters and a summary of the 1840 manufacturing census.

Creator:  LancasterHistory (Organization)