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Coleraine Forges

Coleraine Forges is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Huntingdon County, dedicated 1947.

Huntingdon County · dedicated 1947 · PA 45, 1.6 miles NE of Spruce Creek

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Nearby are the sites of two forges, built in 1805 and 1809 by Samuel Marshall. Juniata iron became famous as the best of the charcoal iron made 1790-1850. Spruce Creek was noted for its ironworks.

6.1 miles from where Maria Eva Schwedner lived in the 1840s

what this marker records spans 1790 to 1850, overlapping Maria Eva Schwedner's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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