Data Summary

PSU SVF - Monroe Furnace

2026 - The Pennsylvania State University

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REST: https://mapservices.pasda.psu.edu/server/rest/services/pasda/PennsylvaniaStateUniversity3/MapServer
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ABSTRACT
The Pennsylvania State University Stone Valley Experimental Forest Monroe Furnace location. Monroe Furnace was a 19th century cold blast iron furnace located in northern Huntington County, Pennsylvania. Established in 1846, it went out of business in 1865. It had two owners, one mostly produced pig iron and the other forged cast iron stoves. The furnace and produced 3 to 4 tons of pig iron daily when in blast. All that remains today is the square based stone furnace stack. It is approximately 20 feet high and 30 feet wide on each side, though erosion from the construction of the nearby PA Route 26 covered 1-3 feet of the furnace’s base on three sides. All other buildings associated with the furnace have long since rotted away or been removed from the site. Interpretive historical signage, benches, and a nearby hiking trail are on site.