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Location Name Hopewell Furnace

Location Description Built in 1771 by ironmaster Mark Bird on 848 acres, Hopewell Furnace consists of 14 restored structures, including a mansion, spring and smoke houses, a blacksmith shop, an office store, a charcoal house and a schoolhouse. Set next to French Creek State Park, Hopewell offers an up-close-and-personal look at a colonial-era village dedicated to producing iron. The furnace, which operated until 1883, played a major role in the Revolutionary War — producing 115 big guns for the Continental Navy.

Current Use National Park Historic Site

Location Address 50 Mark Bird Lane

Location City Elverson

Location Zip 19520

Latitude 40.20560969546918

Longitude -75.7742135013799

Location Attributes Mansion/Historic Home

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