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Bellefonte Furnace Company
Bellefonte Furnace was a hot blast iron Blast furnace, furnace located in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1888, it was the first hot blast, coke (fuel), coke-fueled iron furnace to be built in Centre County, Pennsylvania. While its founders hoped to transform Centre County's iron industry with modern technology, the furnace struggled to operate at a profit and was out of operation from 1893 until 1899. Thereafter, it operated more or less continuously until 1910, and was demolished four years later. It should not be confused with the charcoal-fueled Bellefonte Furnace and Forge on Logan Branch, which was replaced by Valentine Furnace. Founding The Bellefonte Furnace Company was formed in April 1887 by a group of investors from Bellefonte, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Hollidaysburg, and Philadelphia. Principal investors included John Reilly (Pennsylvania), John Reilly, railroad contractors Phil and Tom Collins, and their nephew, Tom Shoemaker. The Collins brothers had already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bellefonte may refer to: U.S. places * Bellefonte, Alabama * Bellefonte, Arkansas * Bellefonte, Delaware * Bellefonte, Kentucky * Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Other uses * The Bellefonte Nuclear Generating Station in Hollywood, Alabama, United States * USCGC ''Bellefonte'' (WYP-373), a United States Coast Guard patrol vessel in commission from April to August 1944 which also was in commission in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as the fisheries research ship from 1948 to 1959 See also * * *Belafonte (other) *Bellafonte, surname, including Belafonte *Bellefont, Kansas {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
