Park Statistics
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Established as a National Park Service area: August 3, 1938 Park Size: 848.06 acres Annual Visitation: 2005: 50,578 2011: 44,873 Annual Budget (fiscal year): 2008: $1,331,000 2012: $1,368,000
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Did You Know?
Hopewell Furnace was built initially to supply nearby forges operated by its builder, Mark Bird. The forges heated and hammered the furnace's brittle pig iron bars, driving out much of their contaminate carbon and turning the metal into stronger, more malleable wrought iron.