• Hopewell Furnace Village

    Hopewell Furnace

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

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By Mail

Hopewell Furnace NHS

2 Mark Bird Lane

Elverson, PA 19520

By Phone

610-582-8773

By Fax

610-582-2768

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Did You Know?

Business sign of Hopewell Furnace's owners in the 1830's.

Cold blast charcoal-fired iron furnaces like Hopewell Furnace were in operation in Pennsylvania as early as 1720.  Between 1832 and 1840, 32 such furnaces were built in the state.  The U.S. census of 1840 recorded 212 charcoal-fired furnaces operating in Pennsylvania that year.