Scranton Iron Furnaces

Scranton Iron Furnaces
Remains of the Scranton Iron Furnaces' stone blast furnaces
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LocationScranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates41°24′16″N 75°39′45″W / 41.40444°N 75.66250°W / 41.40444; -75.66250
TypeIndustrial history
Websitewww.anthracitemuseum.org
Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company Furnace
Location159 Cedar Ave.,
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Area3.8 acres
Built1848
Architectural styleIron furnace
MPSIron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.91001126[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1991

The Scranton Iron Furnaces is an historic, American manufacturing site located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The site preserves Pennsylvania's rich iron making history in Pennsylvania. It is near the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton.

The site has been managed by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission since 1971 and is part of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum complex. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, as the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company Furnace.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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