Early charcoal iron forges, furnaces and slitting mills in Chester County, Pennsylvania 1718-1830 : including sketches on the works and a finding aid for the original forge and furnace books at the Chester County Historical Society

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graham, Daniel A., 1948-
Corporate Author: Chester County Historical Society (West Chester, Pa.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Ellicott City, Md. (2127 Mt. Hebron Dr., Ellicott City 21042) : Daniel A. Graham, 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Overview
  • Finding aid
  • Brandywine iron works (Lukens Iron and Steel Company)
  • Branson and Nutt's Coventry steel works
  • Caln iron works (Valley iron works)
  • Changewater furnace
  • Chester County iron works
  • Coventry forge and iron works
  • Crum Creek forge (Dicks' forge)
  • Cupola furnace
  • Doe Run furnace
  • Edwards' forge and slitting mill
  • Federal slitting mill (Rokeby slitting mill)
  • French Creek works (Phoenix Iron and Steel Company)
  • Hibernia iron works (Downing's forge)
  • Isabella furnace
  • Laurel iron works (Laverty's forge)
  • Mary Ann forge (Dowlin's forge)
  • Moore's forge (Springtown forge)
  • Mt. Joy forge (Valley forge)
  • Pennsgrove forge
  • Pikeland iron works
  • Pine Grove forge
  • Pleasant Garden iron works
  • Reading forge (Van Leer's forge)
  • Rebecca furnace (Piresol's furnace)
  • Rock Run furnace (Kristene)
  • Sarum forge (Thornbury forge)
  • Springtown forge (Springton forge, Moore's forge)
  • Triadelphia iron works (Viaduct mill)
  • Twaddell's forge
  • Valley works
  • Vincent forge
  • Vincent steel furnace and slitting mill
  • Warwick furnace
  • Appendix I - the ironworks
  • Appendix II - the ironmasters
  • Iron work references
  • Index.