Official Name: | Mahoning Furnace, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Mahoning Furnace |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Armstrong |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Mahoning |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 879 |
Coordinates: | 40.9458°N -79.3642°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1200799 |
Mahoning Furnace is an unincorporated community in Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] [2] The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 28, south-southwest of New Bethlehem near Mahoning creek.
Mahoning Furnace is the location where a steam, cold-blast, charcoal furnace, was erected by Alexander and John A. Colwell in the summer of 1845.[3] A post office called Mahoning Furnace was established in 1877 and remained in operation until 1886.[4]