Franklin County is preparing to celebrate America's 250th anniversary by showcasing many of its historic people and places. One significant piece of that history is the Washington Iron Furnace, a ...

The colored lithographs, which exhibit the anthracite furnaces of Pennsylvania and the iron works of the region east of the Hudson River, are altogether the best illustrations in the book.

The construction of each furnace was usually of the same design and measured 40 feet at the base and tapered at the top to 30 feet, with the height being 30 feet. The operations of the iron works ...