Centre Furnace is an iron furnace located in College Township, Centre County, in the

Nittany Valley Nittany Valley is an erosion, eroded anticline, anticlinal valley located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is separated from the Bald Eagle Valley by Bald Eagle Mountain and from Penns Valley by Mount Nittany. The va ...

. It was the first charcoal iron furnace built west of the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...

in 1790-91 by war generals

Samuel Miles Samuel Selden Miles (March 11, 1739 – December 29, 1805) was an American military officer and politician, as well as a wealthy and influential businessman, active in Pennsylvania before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War. Mili ...

and John Patton. The furnace was central to the development of the Nittany Valley. The furnace is across Porter Road from the Centre Furnace Mansion House.

Gallery

File:Centre Furnace Historical Marker.jpg, Centre Furnace Historical Marker File:Centre Furnace along East College Avenue.jpg, Centre Furnace along East College Avenue

References

Buildings and structures in Centre County, Pennsylvania Tourist attractions in Centre County, Pennsylvania {{CentreCountyPA-geo-stub