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Limestone Furnace is now in ruins, as can be seen by the pictures. A local resident stated that in 1976 the nearby creek flooded, causing considerable damage to this site.
First Visited: 3Q 2002
Start of Operation: 1845
Blowout: 1853
Daily Tonnage: 1,100 tons/year (Best Production - 700 tons)
Built By: J & J. B. Lyons
Stack: 32 feet w/8 foot bosh
Blast: Cold
Type: Charcoal
From Limestone, Pa, go 1/2 mile north to SR480 (Spruce), follow road to SR 491.
(Pa Sourcebook shows 490 - this is the old numbering). The furnace is just after the creek, right
before SR2001.
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