Pine Grove Iron Works

For the nearby 1830 and 1892 industrial areas, see Laurel Forge and Fuller Brick and Slate Company.
Pine Grove Iron Works
Furnace in 2019
LocationMountain Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nearest cityCooke, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°01′52″N 77°18′24″W / 40.03111°N 77.30667°W / 40.03111; -77.30667
Area188 acres (76 ha)
Built1764 (1764)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.77001158[1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1977

The Pine Grove Iron Works was a smelting facility in southcentral Pennsylvania during the Industrial Revolution. The works is notable for remaining structures that are historical visitor attractions of Pine Grove Furnace State Park, including the furnace stack of the Pine Grove Furnace. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977 for its significance in architecture and industry.[2] It includes seven contributing buildings, two structures, fourteen sites, and two objects.[3]

1872 (top) & 1889 maps show the ore pits and railroad terminus. The "Mountain Creek" water race channel was north of the RR, while the creek through the topographic swale was south of the RR and flowed eastward under the RR bridge. The station was at 40°01′48″N 77°18′20″W / 40.0300°N 77.3055°W / 40.0300; -77.3055.
Owners

c. 1930: PA Bureau of State Parks
1913: PA Department of Forestry
1877: S Mountain Mining & Iron Co
tbd: South Mountain Iron Company
c. 1874: Thomas Iron Company[4][5]
1864: South Mountain Iron Company
1864: Morehead[5]
1863: Jay Cooke & Co[6]
1845: E. Watts & W. Watts[5]
1838: F. Watts & Penrose[7]
1835: J. Ege & M. P. Ege[5]
1815: P. Ege[8]
1803: M. Ege[9]
1788: Arthur, M. Ege & T. Thornburg[5]
1783: M. Ege, J. Thornburg & T. Thornburg[5]
1773: Simon[9]
1772: McGrew[10]
1762: Stevenson[10]: 270 
1762 (137 acres): Pope[11]
1736: Thomas Penn and Richard Penn[1][10]: 269–70 

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Berman, David (June 21, 1976). "NRHP Registration Form: Pine Grove Furnace / Pine Grove Iron Works". National Park Service – via National Archives Catalog for Pennsylvania. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help) Downloading may be slow.
  3. ^ "Historic Resource Information / National Register Information" – via CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System for Pennsylvania. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lesley was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d e f Ege, Rev. Thompson P.-D. D. (1911). History and Genealogy Of The Ege Family ... (Archive.org text). The Star Printing Company. Retrieved 2011-05-21. Eobert [sic] Thornburg and John Arthur built the Pine Grove furnace in 1770.: 91  ... December 3, 1783, Jacob Simon conveyed Pine Grove Furnace and land, together with another tract of 100 acres, to Michael Ege, Sr., Thomas and Joseph Thornburg, sons of Eobert Thorn- burg — Michael Ege one-half and the Thornburg brothers one- fourth each. ... As it is said Thornburg and Arthur built the furnace in 1770, in the interest of George Stevenson who was then the owner, it is most likely [sic] they built the fine old mansion still remaining.: 92  NOTE: The Central Pennsylvania Conservancy claims the mansion was built in 1829.
  6. ^ "Pine Grove" (Google News Archive). The Adams Sentinel. December 20, 1864. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frigm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Chambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen (2000) [1895]. The Early Germans of New Jersey (Google Books). ISBN 9780806300702. Retrieved 2011-05-21. [in 1815, Michael Ege] owned the Carlisle works, the Pine Grove furnace, Holly furnace and Cumberland furnace. ... PETER, inherited from his father the Pine Grove iron works. {{cite book}}: External link in |quote= (help)
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