Caledonia Furnace

Caledonia Furnace is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Franklin County, dedicated 1947.

US 30 & PA 233, Caledonia State Park, east end of Fayetteville

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Erected in 1837 by Thaddeus Stevens and James D. Paxton. Stevens' antislavery stand led to its destruction by Gen. Jubal Early, June 26, 1863, on his way to York during the early Gettysburg campaign.

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1825 · Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1831 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1834 · The tourist's pocket map of Pennsylvania (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1848 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1871 · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering the location of Caledonia Furnace, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Caledonia Furnace

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