Alliance Furnace
The Alliance Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and the Alliance Iron Works, is an historic iron furnace, which is located in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Alliance Furnace Charcoal House 
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
History and architectural features
Built in 1789, the Alliance Furnace is a stone structure measuring twenty-five feet square by fifteen feet high.
Also located on the same property is a charcoal house which measures 40 by 25 by 20 feet (12.2 by 7.6 by 6.1 m). It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1792 and closed in 1802.
The Alliance Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-26. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alliance Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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