• Hopewell Furnace Village

    Hopewell Furnace

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

General Management Plan

An historic ledger with eyeglasses and pencil resting on an open page.
The National Park Service (NPS) has just begun a multi-year planning effort examining the condition of the park and discussing what it should look like in the future. We invite you to join us as we develop a blueprint for the park’s future. This blueprint, called a General Management Plan, will guide the park’s resource protection and facility development efforts and their goals for the visitor’s experience over the next 20 to 25 years.

The first step is to identify the resource management, facility development, interpretation and visitor experience issues that the public feels are important to discuss during this planning effort. Join us in a series of open houses and meetings at the park to discuss your thoughts and concerns, or send them electronically or by mail.
 
You may mail your comments to:

Superintendent

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

2 Mark Bird Lane

Elverson, PA 19520

or click here to send an e-mail.
 
 
 
 

Did You Know?

Hardwood trees and distant hillside coverd with trees.

Hardwood trees produced the highest quality and quantity of charcoal to fuel early ironworks.  Chestnut was the principal tree of the forest surrounding Hopewell Furnace, and along with Oak, Hickory, Maple and Walnut trees, were harvested by the thousands each year to fuel the furnace.