PSU SVF - Monroe Furnace


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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:The Pennsylvania State University
Publication_Date:2026
Title:
PSU SVF - Monroe Furnace
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Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:University Park, Pennsylvania
Publisher:Forestland Management Office
Online_Linkage: https://www.pasda.psu.edu
Online_Linkage: https://ecosystems.psu.edu
Description:
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 furnaces 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.
Purpose:
Mapping and navigating.
Supplemental_Information:
http://psuforestmgmt.cas.psu.edu/
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Calendar_Date:2026
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Theme_Keyword:environment
Theme_Keyword:biota
Theme_Keyword:energy
Place:
Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword:University Park
Place_Keyword:Penn State
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Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:Brent Harding
Contact_Organization:The Pennsylvania State University
Contact_Position:Director
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Mgmt
City:University Park
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:16802
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:814-865-7422
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:bah173@psu.edu
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Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
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Address:
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu
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Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Contact_Person:James Spayd
Contact_Position:Metadata Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address:
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu
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