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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Maria Furnace
Unincorporated community
Maria Furnace is located in PennsylvaniaMaria FurnaceMaria Furnace
Coordinates: 39°46′30″N 77°24′18″W / 39.77500°N 77.40500°W / 39.77500; -77.40500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAdams
TownshipHamiltonban
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code17320
Area code717
GNIS ID1180406

Maria Furnace is a South Mountain populated place on Toms Creek in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of Fairfield, that was the location of an 1822 blast furnace until operations were moved to Caledonia. The remains of the original blast furnace ("Maria Furnace") are located at coordinates: 39|46|30.64 N, 77|24|25.98 W. The remains consist of a pile of rocks in a small wooded area overgrown with vegetation.

References

  1. "Maria Furnace (1180406)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
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