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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site The massive Cast House with it's steeple is the core of the iron furnace operations.
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Operating Hours & Seasons

The park is regularly fully open Wednesday through Sunday, 9.a.m. to 5.pm. including 
federal holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, M. L. King, and Presidents Day.  Mondays and Tuesdays, through October 24, 2011, the park's historic buildings are closed, but the visitor center, parking lot and grounds will be open to the public.  All other days only the park's grounds, parking lot and restrooms are open. 

During the park's summer season (June through August), visitors can experience the lifestyles and operations of the historic iron making community through demonstrations and living history programs.  Activities occur on days the historic buildings are open and vary from day to day.  

During September and October the park's historic apple orchard is opened for picking by the public.  The park's orchard includes many historic varieties not normally available in today's markets.  Length of season and availability of varieties depends upon the success of the growing season.  The apples are sold by the pound.







   

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Reproduction of cannon produced by Hopewell during the Revolutionary War.

Did You Know?
It is believed that at the beginning of the American Revolution, furnaces in England's American colonies were producing 15% of the world's production of iron, more than England herself. Hopewell Furnace began production in 1771, four years before the outbreak of the revolution.
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Last Updated: October 19, 2011 at 14:37 MST