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Hopewell Village, State Route 345 vicinity (Union & Warwick Townships), Hopewell, Chester County, PA
Summary
Significance: Hopewell Furnace was established in 1770 by Mark Bird, and, over the next several decades supplied much of early America's iron products, including cannon and shot for the Revolution. Many employees lived in the company-owned town that developed around the furnace.
Survey number: HABS PA-5157
Building/structure dates: 1770 Initial Construction
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Bird, Mark
Null, Druscilla J, historian
Location
Hopewell, 39.77917, -76.01667
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
