Alliance Furnace Explained

Alliance Furnace
Coordinates:	40.1125°N -79.7175°W
Built:	1789
Architecture:	Iron furnace
Added:	September 6, 1991
Refnum:	91001130
Designated Other1 Name:	Pennsylvania state historical marker
Designated Other1 Abbr:	PHMC
Designated Other1 Date:	November 22, 1946^[1]
Designated Other1 Link:	List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
Designated Other1 Color:	navy
Designated Other1 Textcolor:	ffc94b

The Alliance Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and the Alliance Iron Works, is an historic iron furnace, which is located in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

History and architectural features

Built in 1789, the Alliance Furnace is a stone structure measuring twenty-five feet square by fifteen feet high.

Also located on the same property is a charcoal house which measures . It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1792 and closed in 1802.^[2]

The Alliance Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Notes and References

1. Web site: PHMC Historical Markers . Historical Marker Database . Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission . December 20, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ . December 7, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-01-26. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H096845_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alliance Furnace]. 2012-01-23. Diane B. Reed. PDF. April 1991.