Study of Alternatives: Mount Etna Iron Furnace Complex. America's Industrial Heritage Project, Southwestern Pennsylvania

摘要

The Mount Etna iron furnace complex in Blair County, Pennsylvania, was an important site in the early charcoal iron industry in the United States. From 1808 until about 1875 the technological innovations used at the ironworks contributed to the development of the nation's iron and steel industry. The company was also one of the first to take advantage of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal to deliver iron to western markets, as well as pig iron to the company's rolling mill in Pittsburgh for the manufacture of finished products. The Study of Alternatives is to be used to help determine what future steps, if any, are needed to ensure the protection of the resources, as well sa to interpret for public benefit the importance of early iron-making technology and canal transportation.